Searsia glauca

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 4 m high. The bark is grainy and grey brown. The leaves have 3 leaflets. They are 1 cm long. The flowers are small and greenish white. The fruit is reddish. They are 4-6 mm long by 3-4 mm wide.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Konkeltaaibos, Kraaikos, Spreeubos, Taaibos

Synonyms

Rhus glauca Thunb.;