Searsia montana
(Diels) Moffett
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Description
A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 2 m tall. The leaves can have 5-7 leaflets. There can be teeth along the upper half. The fruit are oblong and fleshy. They are pale brown and 3.5 mm long by 4 mm wide.
Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten as a snack.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Rhus montana Diels
References (2)
- 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
