Searsia divaricata
(Eckl. & Zeyh.) Moffett
AnacardiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Africa, Lesotho, Southern Africa,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A shrub. The branches are spreading and with small hairs. The leaves have long stalks and the leaflets do not have stalks.
Names & Synonyms
Rhus dentata var. fulvescens Burtt Davy
References (2)
- http://www.southernwaters.co.za/lhda/648-f-05.PDF (As Rhus divaricata)
- Moffett, R. O., 2007, Name changes in the Old World Rhus and recognition of Searsia (Anacardiaceae). Bothalia 37,2: 165-175 (2007)
