Common crow-berry
Searsia pentheri

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

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.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows on stony ground near seasonally flowing streams. 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 raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Gewone kraai-bessie, Ihlolokotshane, Inhlokoshiyane, Mabele, Mutsasiri, Sitsatsatsa

Synonyms

Rhus pentheri Zahlbr.;