Searsia dissecta
(Thunb.) Moffett
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Description
A small shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They have sharp teeth along the edge. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The fruit are fleshy and lumpy. They are yellow to dark red and 6 mm by 6 mm.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on rocky slopes.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Notes
The name is ambiguous.
Synonyms
Rhus dissecta Thunb.
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 15
- 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
