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Cyclopia subternata
Also called Vlei Tea, Honey Tea, Seep Honeybush Tea, Southern Honeybush, Vlei Honeybush
Cyclopia subternata, the vlei honeybush, is a shrub belonging to the genus Cyclopia. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from the Langeberg to the Tsitsikamma Mountains. It has a range of 5 200 km2 and although it is still abundant, the population is declining due to the fact that it is over-collected by tea traders. The plant is part of the fynbos and a protection program is needed to preserve the plant; it does not resprout after the branches have been picked.
The tree's FSA number is 224.4.
Foxy Honeybush · Alpine Honeybush · Cyclopia aurescens · Cyclopia bolusii · Cyclopia bowieana · Honey Tea · Cyclopia buxifolia · Sickle Honeybush · Van Stadens Honeybush · Cyclopia galioides · Honeybush Tea · Smooth Honeybush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyclopia subternata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
