20. Cyclopia genistoides. Vent. A glabrous shrub. Stem and branches erect, twiggy. Leaves alternate, sessile, trifoliate; leaflets linear, bluntly mucronate, revolute at the margin. Flowers axillary, bracteate, stalked, yellow. Peduncles one-flowered Bracts two, oblongo-ovate, pointed.
This plant is common in moist places on the Cape Flats, near Wynberg, Houtbay, and elsewhere. In the form of decoction or infusion, it is often made use of for the purpose of promoting expectoration in chronic catarrh, and even in consumption. It has a sweet, astringent taste, and is generally considered as a restorative. Its vernacular name is Honigthee.