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Searsia lancea

Searsia lancea tree
Common names: karee (Eng.); karee, rooikaree (Afr.); mokalabata, monhlohlo, motshakhutshakhu (N.Sotho); inhlangutshane (Siswati); mosinabele, mosilabele (S.Sotho);
Family: Anacardiaceae

... National Botanical Garden June 2002 Updated July 2008 The Searsia lancia  is usually a single-stemmed, low branching ... other provinces of South Africa except for KwaZulu-Natal. Searsia The karee is an excellent shade tree especially in ... and Kalahari since it is evergreen and drought resistant. Searsia lancea does not have an aggressive root system and ...

03 / 06 / 2002 | Marc Stern | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Searsia erosa

Searsia erosa tree
Common names: Broom karee, Besembos
Family: Anacardiaceae

... insects pollinate the flowers. Birds eat the ripefruits. Searsia erosa can withstand harsh environmental conditions such as drought and frost. Searsia Searsia erosa has delicate, airy foliage. It can be grown in ...

28 / 10 / 2002 | Peter Gavhi | Free State NBG
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Searsia chirindensis

In fruit. Photo:Geoff Nichols
Common names: red currant (Eng.); bos-taaibos (Afr.); motha-thaa (North Sotho); umhlakothi (Xhosa); inhlokoshiyane enkulu (Xhosa); muvhadela-phanga (Venda)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... bulbuls, barbets, white-eyes, pigeons) as well as monkeys. Searsia As for most tree species, the red currant is best ... Africa, belonging to the genus Rhus have been placed in Searsia. Searsia was named after Paul B. Sears (1891-1990) who was ...

27 / 01 / 2003 | Sharon Turner | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Searsia ciliata

Image of S. ciliata leaves
Common names: sour karee (Eng.); suurkaree (Afr.)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Harris Free State NBG September 2003 Updated July 2008   Searsia ciliata forms an evergreen, thorny, thin and ... (has three leaflets) which is characteristic of the Searsia species .The flowers are minute, yellow-green in ... Fruit-eating birds are very fond of eating these fruits. Searsia These shrubs are best grown from seed. The seeds ...

22 / 09 / 2003 | Shireen Harris | Free State NBG
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Searsia pendulina

Searsia pendulina
Common names: White Karee, Willow Karee, River Karee (English), Witkaree, Rivierkaree, Kareehout, Kareeboom Rosynebos, Rosyntjiebos, Wilderosyntjieboom (Afrikaans),
Family: Anacardiaceae

... and drying to black, usually ripening in the autumn. Searsia lancea the karee or red karee and S. leptodictya the ... to the terminal one, and the bark is dark brown to black. Searsia pendulina grows in association with Salix mucronata ... Africa Birds eat the berries and many butterflies breed on Searsia species, the Foxtrot Copper, Samba Copper, Burnished ...

17 / 01 / 2005 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Searsia discolor

Searsia discolor
Common names: grassveld currant ( Eng. ); grasveld taaibos (Afr.); Koppshane, mohlohlooane (Southern Sotho)?; inhlangushane (Sw)?; Inkobesehlungulu, intlokotshane,
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Gavhi Free State National Botanical Garden March 2005   Searsia discolor is a tall, robust, erect shrublet, up to 1 m ... when the upper surface turns red in autumn. The genus Searsia consists of herbs, shrublets, shrubs and trees. This shrub has typical Searsia flowers borne between October and May. The flowers ...

14 / 03 / 2005 | Peter Gavhi | Free State NBG
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Searsia leptodictya

Characterful shape of Searsia leptodictya
Common names: mountain karee, rock karee ( Eng. ); bergkaree, klipkaree (Afr.); inHlangushane (siSwati); Mohlwehlwe (Northern Sotho)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Aubrey Walter Sisulu NBG May 2005 Updated July 2007   Searsia leptodictya is a shrub or small tree with an ... The bark is rough and dark brown (somewhat like the karee, Searsia lancea. As with most other Searsia species the leaves are divided into three leaflets. ...

23 / 05 / 2005 | Alice Aubrey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Searsia dentata

Searsia dentata: Photo copyright Geoff Nichols
Common names: nana-berry ( Eng. ); nanabessie (Afr.); inKlolo (Xhosa); Lebelebele (Sotho); Umkungu (Ndebele)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Gavhi Free State NBG September 2005 Updated July 2008   Searsia dentata is a deciduous shrub to small tree up to 6 m ... on the female plants. This species is often confused with Searsia montana which shares the same habitat. This ... harsh environmental conditions such as drought and frost. Searsia This species grows in almost any kind of soil. Young ...

19 / 09 / 2005 | Peter Gavhi | Free State NBG
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Searsia pyroides

Unripe fruits.Photo Copyright Geoff Nichols
Common names: common wild currant, fire-thorn karree (Eng.); gewone taaibos (Afr); motshakhutshakhu (North Sotho); koditshane (South Sotho); mogodiri (Tswana); muta
Family: Anacardiaceae

... The fruits are round and small, white and red when ripe. Searsia pyroides is widely distributed all over South Africa ... bush, on forest verges, in valleys and in open grassland. Searsia pyroides is ecologically important in South Africa as ... Elephant, impala and kudu eat shoots and young leaves. Searsia Searsia pyroides is not yet popular as a garden plant ...

19 / 02 / 2007 | Giles Mbambezeli | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Searsia magalismontana subsp. magalismontana

S. magalismontana subsp. magalismontana bush Photo: Linette Ferreira
Common names: bergtaaibos (Afr.)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Karin Behr Pretoria National Botanical Garden August 2008 Searsia magalismontana subsp. magalismontana is a ... many fruit-eating birds which is an asset to any garden. Searsia Collect ripe fruit, clean and sow the seeds in ... in the Magaliesberg Mountain Range. The new name Searsia originally featured in a footnote to a key to the ...

18 / 08 / 2008 | K Behr | Pretoria NBG
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Searsia batophylla

Searsia batophylla
Common names: bramble currant (Eng.); braamtaaibos (Afr.)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Baloyi Pretoria National Botanical Garden July 2013   Searsia batophylla is a low-branching shrub up to 2 m high. ... fruit as for example plum), sometimes resembling raisins. Searsia batophylla is endemic to Sekhukhuneland, including ... Province. The plants are pollinated by small insects. Searsia The plant is easily propagated from fresh seeds sown ...

08 / 07 / 2013 | J K Baloyi | Pretoria NBG
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Searsia crenata

Leaves and fruits
Common names: dune crow-berry; duinekraaibessie (Afr.)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Harold Porter National Botanical Garden June 2014   Searsia crenata is a member of the Anacardiaceae, the mango ... fruits are small round red-brown to pale black berries. Searsia is a mainly a tropical to subtropical genus of about ... species of which 62 species occur in South Africa.    Searsia crenata occurs from the Cape Peninsula to Umzumbe in ...

16 / 06 / 2014 | Benjamin Festus | Harold Porter NBG
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Searsia pondoensis

Searsia pondoensis
Common names: many-veined currant (Engl.); veelnerftaaibos (Afr.); inHlangushane (SiSwati)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden September 2015 Searsia pondoensis is a dwarf shrub which grows up to 1 m ... from January to April. As with all species in the genus Searsia , the male and female flowers are borne on different ... and seed production. Most of the fruit of other species of Searsia attract birds and are pollinated by bees and ...

07 / 09 / 2015 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Searsia glauca

Searsia glauca
Common names: blue kunibush (Engl.); bloukoeniebos (Afr.)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... the late summer, and drying to black, through to autumn. Searsia glauca is commonly found along the coastline of ... KwaZulu-Natal. Also occurs in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Searsia glauca plays an important role as a pioneer species ... such as drought, salt spray and high wind. Leaves of Searsia species have a resinous smell when crushed. Bees and ...

12 / 10 / 2015 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Searsia lucida

Searsia lucida (Brian KD)
Common names: glossy crowberry, glossy currant, glossy wild currant (Eng.); blinktaaibos, slaptaaibos (Afr.); intlokolotshane-ebomvu, umchane, amapozi (isiXhosa); i
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden December 2015 Searsia lucida is a densely branched, evergreen shrub, ... green, the berries turn shiny brown as they mature. Searsia lucida is found in scrub forest or on forest margins ... and into Limpopo Province, almost to the Zimbabwe border. Searsia lucida plays an important role as a pioneer species ...

21 / 12 / 2015 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Searsia natalensis

Searsia natalensis (Geoff Nicholls)
Common names: dune karee, Natal karee, northern dune currant, northern dune currant-rhus (Eng.); duinekaree, natalkaree, noordelike duinekaree (Afr.); umgwele, ingw
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Mothogoane National Herbarium, Pretoria August 2016   Searsia natalensis is a scrambling, evergreen shrub or a ... sprays, up to 70 mm long, small and greenish yellow. Searsia natalensis flowers in in spring and summer from ... appear in late summer to winter, from February to July. Searsia natalensis occurs naturally in coastal scrub and dune ...

08 / 08 / 2016 | M.S. Mothogoane | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Searsia burchellii

Searsia burchellii, in fruit
Common names: Karoo kunibush (Eng.); karookoeniebos (Afr.); mokhoamphiri, tshilabele (Sesotho); motshôtlhô (Tswana)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Free State National Botanical Garden   December 2016 Searsia burchellii is a much-branched, evergreen shrub or ... 6.3 × 3.7 mm, borne in autumn and winter (May–July). Searsia burchellii is closely related and similar to S. ... Namibia from Warmbad to Maltahohe. The autumn flowers of Searsia burchellii attract insects into the garden. Female ...

05 / 12 / 2016 | Stemmer Ngalo | Free State NBG
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Searsia incisa

Searsia incisa
Common names: rub-rub currant (Eng.); baardbessie (Afr.); unongqutu (isiXhosa)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Maimela February 2021 Acknowledgements:  photos of Searsia incisa var. incisa by Steve Cousins and Gawie Malan, from iNaturalist.org. Searsia incisa is a shrub or small tree about 3–4 m in ... leaves that are merely irregularly and shallowly toothed. Searsia incisa is endemic to South Africa and is distributed ...

22 / 02 / 2021 | Sibahle Gumede | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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Searsia tomentosa

Searsia tomentosa, male flowers.
Common names: bicoloured currant, furry currant, wild currant, current crowberry (Eng), korentebos, korentetaaibos (Afr.) umhlakothi, inhlokoshiyane (isiZulu).
Family: Anacardiaceae

... by Nicola van Berkel, Wonderwalker and Alice Notten. Searsia tomentosa is a much branched, evergreen shrub or ... in late winter, spring and summer (from June to February). Searsia tomentosa is not endemic to South Africa, but native ... grassland and fynbos, on bushy and rocky sandstone slopes. Searsia tomentosa is a dioecious plant, meaning that the male ...

02 / 10 / 2023 | Luyanda Bhengu | Free State NBG
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Searsia gerrardii

Searsia gerrardii red leaves in autumn
Common names: river karee, river currant (Eng.), riviertaaibos (Afr.), inhlokoshiyane, umhlakaza (isiZulu)
Family: Anacardiaceae

... Grieve for making his images available via iNaturalist. Searsia gerrardii is a small, deciduous, multi stemmed shrub ... hairs and have noticeable orange lenticels (raised pores). Searsia gerrardii has trifoliolate leaves that are 50–100 ... glabrous, shiny, green maturing light to dark brown. Searsia gerrardii is endemic to southern Africa. Its native ...

18 / 11 / 2024 | Luyanda Bhengu | Free State NBG
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