Cyclopia sessiliflora
Species of plant
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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: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Cyclopia |
| Species: | C. sessiliflora |
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