Searsia stenophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Moffett

Species

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Characteristics

Divaricate, evergreen, suffrutescent shrub up to 1.2 m high. It differs from R. rosmarinifolia by the discolorous leaflets being longer, less xerophytic and shortly petiolulate, and by its smaller drupes. From R. angustifolia it differs by having a smaller habit, narrower and flexuous plicate leaflets and shorter petiolules. In some leaves, the lateral leaflets are longer than the terminal leaflet. Branches glabrous. Leaflets lanceolate to oblanceolate, sometimes very narrowly rhombic, shortly petiolulate, slightly revolute; venation simple-to semicraspedodromous, reticulation not so prominent above. Petiole (4-)6(-8) mm long; petiolules (1-)2(-3) mm long; terminal leaflets (27-)43(-55) x (3-)4(-5) mm, lateral leaflets (25-)39(-47) x 3-4 mm. Drupe oblate, ellipsoid, greyish brown, puberulous, ±5.5 mm wide and 4.0 mm thick.
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Branchlets puberulous; leaves sub-sessile or petiolate; leaflets sessile, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, tapering to the base, mucronate, with revolute margins, entire, or with one or a few sharp teeth, glabrous above, whitish-tomentose beneath; panicles axillary and terminal pubescent; pedicels capillary. R. rosmarini-folia Distinguished from the preceding, to which it is much allied (and perhaps a variety), by the more robust habit, the larger and generally longer leaves, and the pubescent panicle. Leaflets in var. a, 1-2.5 inches long, 2-3 lines wide; in var. B. 8-9 lines long, 2 lines wide, at the top with 2-4 short but acute teeth. The flowers and fruit pubescent, as in the preceding.
Dioecious, dwarf, evergreen shrub to 1.2 m. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets stalked, lanceolate, discolorous. Flowers cream-coloured. Drupes ellipsoid, hairy.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 1.2
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Searsia stenophylla world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77088503-1
WFO ID wfo-0000510302
COL ID 4W769
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Synonyms

Rhus lavandulifolia Searsia stenophylla Toxicodendron stenophyllum Rhus stenophylla