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Scientific Name | Cyclopia burtonii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
Common Names | Heuningtee (a), Honey Tea (e), Suikertee (a), Suikerteebos (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Vulnerable D1+2 |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/04 |
Assessor(s) | A.L. Schutte-Vlok & F. Daniels |
Justification | A rare, range-restricted endemic (EOO 172 km²). Known from four locations, the population is estimated to have fewer than 1 000 mature individuals. Potentially threatened by tea harvesting. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Groot Swartberg Mountains. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos |
Description | Rocky, sandy soil on crests and upper mountain slopes, 1600-2070 m. |
Threats |
| This species is harvested for honey bush tea, and is potentially threatened by over-harvesting of wild populations. Alien invasive plants also occur in the area, but are being removed. |
Population |
It is a reseeder, emerging from soil-stored seeds following fires. It generally occurs as scattered individuals. It can be very common after fires, but decline as the vegetation matures.
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Cyclopia burtonii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips | VU D1+2 | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Cyclopia burtonii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips | Rare | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Schutte, A.L. 1997. Systematics of the genus Cyclopia Vent. (Fabaceae, Podalyrieae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany 54(2):125-170.
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Citation |
| Schutte-Vlok, A.L. & Daniels, F. 2018. Cyclopia burtonii Hofmeyr & E.Phillips. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2022/05/16 |
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