Cyclopia latifolia, the Table Mountain honeybush tea, is a shrub belonging to the genus Cyclopia.[1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Cape Peninsula on Constantiaberg and Table Mountain at altitudes of 900-1000 m. The population consists of only 23 plants and is threatened by a lack of fire control. The plant is part of the fynbos and is considered rare.[2]

Cyclopia latifolia
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. latifolia
Binomial name
Cyclopia latifolia
DC.
Distribution map
Synonyms
  • Cyclopia cordifolia Benth.
  • Lebeckia subternata Link
  • Podalyria laevigata Willd. ex Walp.

References

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  1. "Cyclopia latifolia DC". SANBI Redlist.
  2. "Cyclopia latifolia DC". Plants of the World Online.