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Common honeybush-tea

Cyclopia genistoides (L.) R.Br.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Cyclopia

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Common honeybush-tea: Cyclopia genistoides , flowers; fynbos along Palmiet River, Kleinmond, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Gewone Heuningbostee
English
Common honeybush-tea

Synonyms

  • Cyclopia galioides E.Mey. ex Benth.
  • Cyclopia genistoides var. heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Harv.
  • Cyclopia genistoides var. teretifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kies
  • Cyclopia heterophylla Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Cyclopia teretifolia Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Galega genistoides (L.) Thunb.
  • Ibbetsonia genistoides (L.) Sims
  • Sophora genistifolia Salisb.
  • Sophora genistoides L.
  • Virgilia genistoides (L.) Poir.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.