Anacardiaceae FAMILY
Searsia lucida
Searsia lucida
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Searsia lucida is a shrub or a small tree, it grows up to 3 metres tall. The young parts are frequently covered with shining resin[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a source of tannins.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSouthern Africa - Zimbabwe, Swaziland, S. Africa.
HabitatScrub and forests at elevations up to 2,100 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].