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Searsia (plant)
''Searsia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Anacardiaceae The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce .... Taxonomy Species , ''Plants of the World online'' has 111 accepted species: References Flora of Southern Africa Trees of Africa Anacardiaceae genera {{Anacardiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Searsia Leptodictya
''Searsia leptodictya'' is known as mountain karee in English, bergkaree in Afrikaans, and mohlwehlwe in Sotho language, Sotho. An evergreen tree reaching a height of 5 metres and a similar spread, it is drought resistant but only semi frost hardy. It is an attractive small tree with a rounded crown and a pleasing weeping effect. It can be planted in full sun or in partial shade. The tree bears small white flowers, which on female trees turn into bunches of small Berry (botany), berry type fruit, which attract birds who feed on the berries. The tree is an attractive tree for a small garden. The berries can be brewed into a beer. Gallery Searsia leptodictya, saailing, Strikfontein se Nek, b.jpg, Searsia leptodictya, loof, Pretoria.jpg, Searsia leptodictya, lower, Skeerpoort, a.jpg, Searsia leptodictya, vrugte, a, Pretoria.jpg, Searsia leptodictya, Magaliespark.jpg, References External links * * * Searsia (plant), leptodictya Trees of South Africa Ornamental trees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Searsia Dentata
''Searsia dentata'', the nana-berry (English), or nanabessie (Afrikaans), is a medium-sized, deciduous tree, reaching a height of about 5 metres and a spread of 4 metres, and with a tendency to scramble through and over neighbouring trees. It occurs naturally in almost the whole of South Africa except the Western and Northern Cape Provinces. Its habitat varies from sea level to the highlands of the Drakensberg. It is frost-hardy and should be planted in full sun. The strongly aromatic leaves are usually conspicuously toothed (hence the name ''dentata''), though sometimes they may be only slightly toothed. The tree produces small, creamy-white flowers in masses, developing into small, flattened drupes In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pit'', ''stone'', or '' pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed (''kernel'') ... (5-6mm) which turn red or oran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Searsia Crenata
''Searsia crenata'', previously known as ''Rhus crenata'', ("dune crow-berry"), is a species of '' Searsia'' that is native to South Africa, where it grows in frost-free and light frost areas, especially on beach sand dunes. Description It is a multibranched evergreen shrub or small tree, reaching a height of 3 metres and a similar spread. The leaf stalks (petioles) are about 2 mm in length. Each leaflet is obovate-cuneate with three distinct bumps at the broad tip (tricrenate). The small flowers are produced in autumn, and are followed by dark blue fruit eaten by birds. Distribution This species is found along the southern coast of South Africa, from Cape Town as far east as the Kei river. Its favoured habitat is stabilised sand dunes. Cultivation The tree is a good subject for bonsai, and can easily be pruned into a very neat hedge A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
