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Margaret's rock currant, Waterberg currant
Searsia rigida

Family: Anacardiaceae


What it is like

A small shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The leaves are bright green. The flowers are small and yellow.


Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Eswatini, 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

Kliptaaibos

Synonyms

Rhus eckloniana Sond.; Rhus rigida Mill.;