Searsia incisa
(L.f.) F. A. Barkley
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Description
A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. These are oval and has deep lobes or teeth. The flowers are greenish yellow. The fruit are oval and hairy.
Edible Uses
The fruit is edible.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Rhus incisa L.f.
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
