Searsia pentheri (Zahlbr.) Moffett

Species

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Characteristics

Unarmed, multistemmed shrub or small, spreading tree becoming 5 m high and 6 m wide. Bark dark, rough, segmented; branches grey, minutely striate, branchlets villous, greyish white leaves trifoliolate, petiolate; petiole slender, subterete, slightly canaliculate above, sparsely hairy, (6-)12(-20) mm long; leaflets sessile, membranous, discolorous, dark green above, olive-green below, hypostomatous, glabrous when mature; lamina obovate to obtrullate, base cuneate, lateral leaflets less so, apex refuse, rounded, obtuse or subacute; margin slightly revolute, entire or irregularly bluntly toothed near apex; venation kladodromous, midrib prominent above, slightly prominent below, secondary nerves impressed, dull yellow above, grey below; terminal leaflets (18-)28(-43) x (8-)12(-24) mm, lateral leaflets (10-)18(-30) x (5-)9(-17) mm. Panicles mostly within foliage, much-branched, pubescent, flowers crowded, axillary and terminal, latter up to 45 mm long. Flowers normal, calyx lobes sparsely pubescent. Drupe circular to oblate, ellipsoid to lenticular, 3.3 x 1.6-4.7 x 2.7 mm.
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Shrub up to 3 m tall; branches greyish to brownish, cylindric, glabrous or puberulous; branchlets sometimes densely cinereous-or whitish-villous and somewhat spinescent. Petiole 0.5-1.5 cm long, subterete, canaliculate above, slender, sparsely hairy. Leaflets usually discolorous (dark green above, paler below), membranous, at first ± sparsely and subappressed-pubescent and scrofulous on both surfaces, later glabrescent or glabrous, margin entire or with 3 blunt teeth at the apex; midrib prominent on both surfaces, lateral nerves not or very slightly raised on both surfaces, tertiary nerves and reticulation not visible; median leaflet 1.8-3.3 x 0.4-1.4 cm, elongate-cuneate, the lateral ones c. half as long as the median one, obovate and not so cuneate at the base. Panicles terminal and axillary, usually shorter than the leaves, pubescent. Calyx-segments c. 0-5 mm long, triangular, obtuse, pubescent. Petals 0.75-1 mm long, ovate, obtuse. Drupe cinnamon-brown to dark-brown, shining, c. 3-3.5 mm in diam., compressed, subcircular in outline.
Tree or shrub, 0.5-5.0 m high; multi-stemmed, spreading, unarmed; bark dark, segmented, rough, branches grey, striate, branchlets greyish white, villous. Leaves petiolate, trifoliolate; leaflets sessile, membranous, glabrous when mature, dark green above, olive-green below, obovate to obtrullate, margins entire or irregular blunt teeth near apex, slightly revolute. Inflorescence axillary and terminal, much-branched panicles, within foliage, pubescent. Flowers: calyx lobes sparsely pubescent. Fruit a drupe, circular to oblate, ellipsoid to lenticular, orange-brown to dark brown, with lenticels.
Shrub or small tree, up to 5 m high, multistemmed, unarmed. Branchlets villous, greyish pubescent. Leaflets sessile; blade with apex retuse, rounded, obtuse or subacute, sparsely pubescent, secondary veins impressed, dull yellow above, grey below; terminal leaflets < 35 mm long, (18-)28(-43) x (8-)12(-24) mm. Flowers: corolla greenish yellow; Feb.-Apr. Fruit an ellipsoid, glabrous drupe.
A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-6 m tall. It is densely leafy. They are fine greyish covering. The leaves are small. The leaf stalk is less than 1 cm long. The leaflets taper to the base. They are 2.5 cm long by 1 cm wide. The flowering stalks are mostly along the sides. The fruit are 4 mm across. They are orange or yellow.
Shrub or small tree, up to 5 m high, multistemmed, unarmed. Terminal leaflets shorter than 35 mm, obovate, sessile, apex retuse, rounded, obtuse or subacute, sparsely hairy. Flowers greenish yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 5.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on stony ground near seasonally flowing streams. It can grow in arid places.
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Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw.
Uses food material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Searsia pentheri world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zambia

Conservation status

Searsia pentheri threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77088481-1
WFO ID wfo-0000510279
COL ID 6XZPK
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Synonyms

Rhus cuneata Searsia pentheri Rhus pentheri