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Honeybush (scientific name Cyclopia spp.; Family: Fabaceae) There are 23[1] or 24 [2] species of honeybush tea found in the wild, of which mainly 4 or 5 are in widespread home or commercial use. These are: * Cyclopia intermedia, known as 'bergtee' (mountain tea), found between Port Elizabeth and the edge of the Langkloof
* Cyclopia subternata, known as 'vleitee' (marshland tea) or 'valleitee' (valley tea)
* Cyclopia genistoides, known as 'kustee' (coastal tea), found mostly in the Western Cape near Yserfontein and Darling and also thriving in the South Cape if cultivated[3]
* Cyclopia sessiliflora, known as 'Heidelberg-tee', named after the town Heidelberg in South Africa, where it grows in the local mountain range
* Cyclopia maculata[4], grown in the Outeniqua area near George[5]
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