Searsia pendulina
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28 Apr 2018
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28 Apr 2018
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Full name: | Searsia pendulina Jacq. |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Witkaree, Rosyntjiebos, Rivierkaree |
| English common name(s): | White karee |
| Synonym(s): | Rhus pendulina Jacq. Rhus viminalis auct. - sensu Schönland, auct. mult., non Aiton, nec Vahl-- misapplied name |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | A tree with a spreading crown and drooping branches. LEAVES trifoliolate; leaflets sessile, oblonglanceolate, 50–120 mm long; dark green and hairless above; paler below; margin entire, fringed with hairs. FLOWERS tiny, star-like; greenish. FRUIT almost round, flattened; dark red when ripe, drying to black. Can be confused with R. lancea, which has tougher and narrower leaves that are often shiny or sticky-looking. (from Tree Atlas of Namibia) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
