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Longstalk Currantrhus

Searsia longipes

Longstalk Currantrhus
Photo: Tonton Bernardo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Anacardiaceae (Cashew family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Trop. Africa
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Searsia longipes is a medium-sized, semi-deciduous, trifoliate tree of up to 10 m tall. It occurs in Africa from Burkina Faso to South Africa, as well as the islands of the Indian Ocean.

In Zimbabwe it is found at altitudes between 1000 and 1680 m - in other places this species can also be found at sea level.

Other Searsia plants

Searsia leptodictya · Wilgerkorentebos · Searsia aucheri · Bramble Crowberry · Searsia brenanii · Red Currant Rhus · Blue Fruited Currant Rhus · Nana Currant Rhus · Broom Karee · River Currant · Blue Kuni Bush · Blue-fruited crowberry

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Searsia longipes by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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