Cyclopia sessiliflora, the Heidelberg tea, is a shrub belonging to the genus Cyclopia.[2] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Langeberg and Warmwatersberg. The species is one of the five used for making honeybush tea. The plant has a range of less than 1 336 km2 and there are between fifteen and twenty subpopulations. The plant is part of the fynbos and is further threatened by over-processing by tea producers, the population's numbers are declining as a result.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Cyclopia |
| Species: | C. sessiliflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclopia sessiliflora | |
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References
edit- ↑ Raimondo, D. 2014. Cyclopia sessiliflora. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T47608181A47609958. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T47608181A47609958.en. Accessed on 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cyclopia sessiliflora Eckl. & Zeyh". SANBI Redlist.
- ↑ "Cyclopia sessiliflora Eckl. & Zeyh". Plants of the World Online.
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