Searsia sekhukhuniensis (Moffett) Moffett

Species

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Characteristics

Much-branched, unarmed, densely foliaged, evergreen shrub up to 3 m high. Bark dark, finely striate, branchlets glabrous, non-pendulous. Leaves trifoliolate, petiolate; petiole semiterete, broadly canaliculate above, (12-)19(-26) mm long; leaflets sessile, submembranous to coriaceous, slightly discolorous, glabrous, dark polished, olive-green above, slightly paler below, hypostomatous; lamina oblanceolate to narrowly obtrullate, base narrowly cuneate, apex narrow, rounded to obtuse; margin entire to crenulate in upper half; venation brochidodromous, midrib slightly prominent and pale above, prominent and reddish orange below, secondaries obscure above, impressed below; terminal leaflets (28-)47(-62) x (7-)11(-18) mm, lateral leaflets (18-)31(-41) x (6-)9(-12) mm. Panicles up to 50 mm long, furfuraceous, flowers crowded, axillary and mostly terminal, within foliage. Flowers normal. Drupe oblate, ellipsoid, glabrous, slightly verrucose, shiny light brown, 4.7 x 3.0-6.2 x 3.8 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Searsia sekhukhuniensis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77088500-1
WFO ID wfo-0000510299
COL ID 4W763
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Synonyms

Searsia sekhukhuniensis Rhus sekhukhuniensis