Searsia pondoensis
(Schonland) Moffett
Many-veined currant
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Description
A shrub. It grows 60 cm tall. The leaves are compound. The leaflets are widest in the middle and taper to both ends. The tip has a sharp point. Leaflets are 5 cm long by 1.5 cm wide.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Eswatini, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland,
Synonyms
Rhus pondoensis Schonland
References (2)
- Long, C., 2005, Swaziland's Flora - siSwati names and Uses http://www.sntc.org.sz/flora/ (As Rhus pondoensis)
- Moffett, R. O., 2007, Name changes in the Old World Rhus and recognition of Searsia (Anacardiaceae). Bothalia 37,2: 165-175 (2007)
