Cyclopia buxifolia is a shrub belonging to the genus Cyclopia.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from the Skurweberge to the Outeniqua Mountains at altitudes of 830 - 1 670 m. The plant is part of the fynbos.[2]

Cyclopia buxifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Cyclopia
Species:
C. buxifolia
Binomial name
Cyclopia buxifolia
(Burm.f.) Kies
Distribution map
Synonyms
  • Cyclopia dregeana Kies
  • Cyclopia falcata var. ovata Kies
  • Cyclopia latifolia E.Mey.
  • Genista buxifolia Burm.f.

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