Anacardiaceae FAMILY

Searsia pyroides

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Searsia pyroides is a much-branched, deciduous shrub or small tree, frequently with spines; it can grow from 1 - 9 metres tall[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. , 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines, fuel and toothbrushes. It is sometimes used as a hedge and is suitable for using as an ornamental[ 295 Title PlantZAfrica.com Publication Author Website http://www.plantzafrica.com Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAfrica - Cameroon to Ethiopia, eastern DR Congo, Uganda and Kenya, south through eastern Africa to Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and S. Africa.

HabitatUpland evergreen bushland, forest edges, lake shore, river banks, savannah woodlands and bushland, often in thickets or on termite mounds. It occurs naturally both on hill slopes and in valleys, at elevations from 800 - 2,700 metres[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].