Searsia cuneifolia (L.F.) F.A.Barkley

Species

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Characteristics

Dwarf, xerophytic shrublet. Branches erect, dark grey-brown, branchlets generally acute ascending, puberulous. Leaves trifoliolate, sessile to subsessile, petiole rarely up to 4 mm long; leaflets sessile, rigidly coriaceous, glabrous, occasionally glutinous when young, dark green, hypostomatous; lamina obtrullate, base cuneate, apex acute, mucronate; margin entire in lower 2/3 and grossly dentate in upper 1/3 of lamina; venation simple craspedodromous, midrib prominent below, slightly prominent above, secondaries slightly prominent below, impressed above, other veins obscure; terminal leaflets (15-)23(-39) x (7-)13(-20) mm, lateral leaflets (11-)18(-30) x (4-)10(-14) mm. Panicles up to 50 mm long, puberulous, sparsely branched, often almost racemose, mostly axillary, rarely terminal. Flowers normal. Drupe circular to slightly asymmetric, obloid to ellipsoid, glabrous, shiny, light brown, tricuspidate, 5.5 x 5.2-7.5 x 6.2 mm.
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Branches puberulous; leaves sessile; leaflets sessile, wedge-shaped, with 3-7 teeth at the apex, smooth, with prominent veins, and green on both surfaces; panicles axillary and terminal, the female as long as the leaves, the male longer; drupe oblique, ovate, glabrous, beaked with the styles. An erect shrub, with terete, purplish, somewhat patent branches. Leaflets rigid, coriaceous, strong ribbed, cuneate; teeth mostly acute, about one inch long, 0.5 inch wide. Panicles small, 1-3 inches long Flowers minute, of the length of the pedicels. Drupe shining, nearly 3 lines long.
Dioecious, evergreen dwarf shrub to 60 cm. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets sessile, stiff, obovate, coarsely toothed above. Flowers whitish. Drupes tricuspidate, smooth.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Searsia cuneifolia world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:71171-1
WFO ID wfo-0000434899
COL ID 79ZPG
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Synonyms

Toxicodendron cuneifolium Searsia cuneifolia Rhus cuneifolia