Searsia tumulicola
(S. Moore) Moffett
Hard-leaved currant, Velvet dwarf currant, Mountain rhus
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Description
A shrub. It grows 2 m high and has many branches. It has few hairs. The leaf stalks are slender. These are 5 cm long. The leaflets are oval and blunt and narrow to the base. They are 7 cm long by 3 cm wide. There are only a few flowers on side shoots. The fruit is 3-4 mm across.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows between 900-2,100 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
References (7)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/ (As Rhus tumulicola)
- Moffett, R. O., 2007, Name changes in the Old World Rhus and recognition of Searsia (Anacardiaceae). Bothalia 37,2: 165-175 (2007)
- Ogle & Grivetti, 1985, (As Rhus tumulicola)
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 52 (As Rhus tumulicola)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 17
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- Swaziland's Flora Database http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora (As Rhus tumulicola)
- 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
