Cyclopia genistoides

Botanical Description

Cyclopia genistoides is a much-branched, erect shrub, usually growing to around 100cm tall, occasionally reaching 150cm[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild and used to make tea. A very common local drink, it has increased in popularity to the extent that the plant is now often cultivated and the tea is sold globally. This species is the traditional main source of the tea, though most other species in the genus are also harvested[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. , 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].