1) Genus aspalathus 2) Rosid dicot genus 
• (n.) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. • (n.) A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.
(from the article `scrubland`) Among the fynbos, the most diverse plant genera are Erica, Aspalathus, and Senecio, shrubs respectively in the heather, bean, and daisy families. ...
Originally, aspalathus was a popular name for the Middle Eastern camel-thorn (Alhagi camelorum), or similar fragrant shrubs. Now, the name is used to describe the evergreen thorny leguminous shrubs of the African genus
[n] - genus of South African heathlike shrubs
genus Aspalathus noun genus of South African heathlike shrubs