Searsia magalismontana
(Sond.) Moffett
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Description
A tropical shrub in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae) native to tropical regions, producing edible fruit.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Rhus burkeana Sond.Rhus cinerea R. A. FernandesRhus magalismontana Sond.Rhus oblanceolata SchinzRhus trifoliolata Baker f.
References (5)
- Mogg, 1975, (As Rhus magalismontana)
- Moffett, R. O., 2007, Name changes in the Old World Rhus and recognition of Searsia (Anacardiaceae). Bothalia 37,2: 165-175 (2007)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 51 (As Rhus magalismontana)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 16
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
