Transvaal currant
Searsia transvaalensis

Family: Anacardiaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The leaflets are small and narrow. The leaflets are 4 cm long by 1 cm wide and taper to both ends. The fruit are fleshy, yellow and 5 mm across.

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 as a snack.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Rhus eburnea Schonland; Rhus transvaalensis Engl.;