Cyclopia subternata Vogel

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Cyclopia

Characteristics

Erect, reseeding, single-stemmed shrub, up to 3 m high. Leaves alternate, palmately trifoliolate. Leaflets obovate to oblanceolate, glabrous, margins slightly recurved. Flowers solitary, bright yellow. Calyx: lobes triangular, acute, chartaceous. Petals: keel strongly beaked. Flowering time Sept.
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C. glabra, foliolis suboblongis obtusis, laciniis calycinis acutis, bracteis oblongo-ovatis acuminatis pedicello subaequalibus. Foliola ex obovato-oblonga obtusa circiter 9 lineas longa vix extremo margine revoluta, in hac ut in specie anteriore breviter petiolata, in aliis fere subsessilia.
A compact shrub. It grows about 1 m tall. The flowers are in large heads and are bright yellow. The flowers then turn red and fade to brown.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Not known
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Soil texture 3-4
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Usage

The leaves are used as tea.
Uses medicinal tea
Edible flowers leaves stems
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Cyclopia subternata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:489312-1
WFO ID wfo-0000197707
COL ID 32VR3
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Synonyms

Cyclopia subternata Cyclopia grandiflora Cyclopia grandifolia Cyclopia vogelii var. subternata