Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Searsia tomentosa

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Searsia tomentosa is a much-branched shrub or a tree that can grow up to 5 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of tannins, fibre and fuel, and also occasionally as a food. An attractive shrub, it has potential as an ornamental[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - Zimbabwe, S. Africa.

HabitatRocky mountain slopes and on edges of low bushland vegetation, at elevations up to 2,500 metres[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ].