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Rooibos

Flowering Plants

Rooibos is a broom-like shrub of the pea family, Aspalathus linearis, native to a small area of South Africa's Fynbos biome in the Cederberg region. It has a linear growth habit with needle-like leaves and produces raceme flower clusters and small legume pods. Its leaves are dried and used to brew a reddish herbal infusion that has been consumed in Southern Africa for generations and is naturally free of caffeine with low tannin levels compared to black or green tea.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Fabaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Rooibos

In Ecosystem

Fynbos, Ecosystems
Source Wikipedia: Rooibos
In the Other Atlases

Found In

South Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Rooibos
Wikipedia
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 340452
    Rooibos ( ROY-boss; Afrikaans: [ˈroːibɔs] , lit. 'red bush'), or Aspalathus linearis, is a broom-like member of the plant family Fabaceae that grows in South Africa's Fynbos biome.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Ecosystem: Fynbos, article text (ecosystem), EntityId 340452, target E16361
    Rooibos ( ROY-boss; Afrikaans: [ˈroːibɔs] , lit. 'red bush'), or Aspalathus linearis, is a broom-like member of the plant family Fabaceae that grows in South Africa's Fynbos biome.
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2. Plants For A Future: Aspalathus linearis
Plants For A Future
  • Habitats
    Sandy hills and on the sides of mountains ... Well-drained, sandy but moisture-retaining, non-acidic soils
  • Medicinal Uses
    A tea made from the leaves and stems of rooibos is generally beneficial to the digestive system and relaxes spasms ... it has been used in the treatment of vomiting, diarrhoea and other mild gastric complaints
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Fabales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12426
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12426
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Fabales","family":null},"synonyms":[{"id":39606,"full_name":"Guilandina","author_year":"L.","rank":"GENUS"}],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Rooibos
Child Taxon Of: Fabaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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