Searsia crenata

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 4 m tall. It forms dense groups. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The flowers are cream coloured. The fruit are round and dark blue to brown. The stone in the fruit has bony side processes.

The name is ambiguous.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on sandy coastal flats.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, South Africa (country/location of origin), Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Rhus crenata Thunb.;