In total, Erica and Aspalathus in the family Fabaceae, as well as 11 other genera have more than 100 species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lowland fynbos and renosterveld] Reference

Genera tend to be exceptionally speciose: Erica and Aspalathus (Fabaceae) and 11 other genera have more than 100 species each.    From Wordnik.com.  [Montane fynbos and renosterveld] Reference

Thinking the plant was actually another endangered species, Aspalathus cliffortiifolia, the workers had a sample tested, which revealed its true identity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tew's Day!] Reference

Here is more information from Dawna Ehman about the properties of rooibos tea: Rooibos is produced by oxidizing the green needles of Aspalathus linearis, a wild broom-like shrub native to South Africa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference

More from Dawna Ehman of Inner Alchemy Tea Co. - about the origins and properties of rooibos tea: Rooibos is produced by oxidizing the green needles of Aspalathus linearis, a wild broom-like shrub native to South Africa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-11-01] Reference

Certain genera have undergone massive diversification — the 10 largest genera account for 21.5 percent of the flora — with the two most speciose being Erica (Ericaceae: 658 species) and Aspalathus (Fabaceae: 257 species).    From Wordnik.com.  [Biological diversity in the Cape Floristic Region] Reference

Proclaimed worldwide for its health properties and only grown in the Western Cape, the common name of "Aspalathus linearis" is derived from the colour the tea cuttings take during a process of oxidation brought on by mechanical bruising.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Agricultural development is encroaching on natural areas even in the mountains, where impoverished soils previously limited agriculture; farming of rooibos tea, (Aspalathus linearis), honeybush tea (Cyclopia spp.), cut flowers (mainly Proteaceae), and, of course, vineyards pose a significant threat to the remaining vegetation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Biological diversity in the Cape Floristic Region] Reference

Rooibos tea extract (as Aspalathus linearis) (leaf & stem).    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store] Reference

Aspalathus the name of some sweet perfume mentioned in Ecclus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Reference

Aspalathus, 120 and, long afterwards, the provincial town of Spalatro, have grown out of its ruins.    From Wordnik.com.  [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference

The village of Aspalathus, and, long afterwards, the provincial town of Spalatro, have grown out of its ruins.    From Wordnik.com.  [History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1] Reference

Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos tea), originating from South Africa, is now traded globally in the fast-growing speciality tea industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference

(Aspalathus linearis) is indigenous to the Cedarberg Mountains of Cape Town, South Africa and is not found anywhere else in the world!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store]

In an animal study the protective effects of Aspalathus linearis, against damage to the central nervous system (CNS) was investigated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store]

Shimokawa S, Kasai N, Nakano M, Sato F, Kuwabara M. "The suppression of age-related accumulation of lipid peroxides in rat brain by administration of Rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis)".    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store]

Initially, Rooibos was harvested as the wild-growing "Aspalathus Linearis" plants by chopping them with axes and then bruising them with hammers, leaving them to ferment in heaps, before drying them in the sun.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store] Reference

(Aspalathus linearis) is a prized herb found only on the slopes of the Cedarberg Mountains in the Western Cape of South Africa, and has been used as a natural remedy for thousands of years by the indigenous people of that area.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store]

Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) is a prized herb found only on the slopes of the Cedarberg Mountains in the Western Cape of South Africa, and has been used as a natural remedy for thousands of years by the indigenous people of that area.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wil's Ebay E-Store]

Take Aspalathus recurvispina, for example.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tew's Day!] Reference

’aspalathos, see Aspalathus); xxiv, 20b (Greek smúrna).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference

See Aspalathus.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference

Aspalathus, 329.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prodromus stirpium in horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium] Reference

Aspalathus f-bcnus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Allgemeines Polyglotten-Lexicon der Naturgeschichte mit erklaerenden Anmerkungen] Reference

Aspalathus (Ecclus., xxiv, 20; Greek, xxiv, 20; D.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference