Mysore sumac
Searsia mysorensis

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grow 1.5 m high. Small branches are spiny. Young shoots are softly hairy. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are 8-34 mm long by 6-23 mm wide. The end leaflet is the largest. The end leaflet has irregular lobes near the end. Male and female flowers are on separate plants. They are yellow. The fruit is fleshy and is 4.5 mm across. They are yellowish-brown.

There are about 200 Rhus species.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows near Mumbai. In Pakistan it grows in dry rocky areas up to 1500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, India, Pakistan

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw or roasted.

Edible parts

Leaves, fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Amani, Ambaoni, Amboni, Ambonia, Amoni, Dansar, Dansri

Synonyms

Rhus mysorensis G. Don;