Taxon:  Cyclopia genistoides (L.) R. Br.



Summary
Genus:
Cyclopia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Podalyrieae
Nomen number:
437556
Place of publication:
W. T. Aiton, Hortus kew. ed. 2, 3:5.  1811
Comment:
the generic treatment and species description in Hortus kewensis is attributed to "Brown mss." so he is the author of the name fide Shenzhen ICN 46 Ex. 25
Verified:
06/27/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sophora genistoides L.

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Reference(s)
  1. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
  2. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  3. Schutte, A. L. 1997. Systematics of the genus Cyclopia Vent. (Fabaceae: Podalyrieae). Edinburgh J. Bot. 54:159-160.
  4. van Wyck, B. E. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Southern Africa data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
  5. Van Wyk, B.-E. 2008. A broad review of commercially important southern African medicinal plants. J. Ethnopharmacol. 119:342-355.
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English honeybush tea 1 van Wyck, B. E. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Southern Africa data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth AfricaWestern Cape 
Native
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [Western Cape]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore Van Wyk, B.-E. 2008. A broad review of commercially important southern African medicinal plants. J. Ethnopharmacol. 119:342-355.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=437556. Accessed 21 December 2024.