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Blunt-leaved currant
Searsia rehmanniana

Family: Anacardiaceae


What it is like

An erect shrub or small tree. It keeps growing from year to year. The fruit are yellow and 4 mm across.


Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in dry soils. It can grow in arid places.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, East Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland


How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten as a snack.

Edible parts

Fruit


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Stompblaartaaibos

Synonyms

Rhus macowanii Schonland; Rhus pubescens var. uitenhagensis Eckl. & Zeyh.; Rhus rehmanniana Engl.;