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{{Short description|Species of tree}} |
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|image=Searsia pyroides, loof, a, Louwsburg.jpg |
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|regnum = [[Plantae]] |
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|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |
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|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |
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|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]] |
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|ordo = [[Sapindales]] |
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{{Plainlist | style = margin-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em; | |
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|familia = [[Anacardiaceae]] |
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*''Rhus pyroides'' <small>Burch.</small> |
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*''Rhus vulgaris'' <small>Meikle</small> |
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|species = '''''R. pyroides''''' |
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|binomial = ''Rhus pyroides'' |
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|synonyms_ref = <ref>{{citation |
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|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2608664 |
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|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species |
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|access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |
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'''''Searsia pyroides''''', previously known as ''[[Rhus]] pyroides'', ('''common currant-rhus''' [[English language|English]], '''gewone taaibos''' [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]], '''nhlokoshiyane''' [[Zulu language|isiZulu]]) is a species of ''[[Searsia (plant)|Searsia]]'', native to southern [[Africa]]. This [[tree]] occurs throughout the whole of [[South Africa]], a part of [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Tanzania]] and in some areas of [[Namibia]] near [[Windhoek]]. |
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It is very variable in all respects |
It is very variable in all respects, though it is usually bushy and often [[Thorns, spines, and prickles|thorny]]. It is found in [[bushveld]], dry [[thornveld]], on rocky hillsides, termite mounds, water courses and even on the fringes of forests. It is very hardy, tough, drought resistant and deciduous. |
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The leaves are attractive and trifoliolate and it sometimes has large, woody [[Thorns, spines, and prickles|thorns]]. |
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The Rhus pyroides is one of the South African trees of the year. |
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Flowers are very small, greenish<ref>{{cite web |title=''Searsia pyroides''|work=PlantZAfrica.com |url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/searsiapyroid.htm|access-date=2010-02-04}} |
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</ref> and are borne in summer. The male and female flowers are borne on separate trees and the female trees bear small fruits 3–4 mm in diameter, which turn red when ripe. |
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[[Category:Flora of Botswana]] |
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The tree attracts a multitude of birds and insects due to its nutritious fruit and is an attractive addition to a garden. It is a host plant for the moth ''[[Xylopteryx|Xylopteryx arcuata]]''. |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book |first=Braam |last=Van Wyk |first2=Piet |last2=Van Wyk |title=Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgj04X12TtgC |year=1997 |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86825-922-9}} |
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*{{Commons category-inline|Searsia pyroides}} |
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{{Taxonbar|from=Q56273221}} |
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[[Category:Searsia (plant)|pyroides]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Zimbabwe]] |
[[Category:Flora of Zimbabwe]] |
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[[Category:Flora of Namibia]] |
[[Category:Flora of Namibia]] |
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[[Category:Trees of South Africa]] |
[[Category:Trees of South Africa]] |
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[[Category:Ornamental trees]] |
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[[Category:Drought-tolerant trees]] |
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{{Anacardiaceae-stub}} |
{{Anacardiaceae-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 1 February 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Anacardiaceae |
| Genus: | Searsia |
| Species: | S. pyroides
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| Binomial name | |
| Searsia pyroides (Burch.) Moffett
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Searsia pyroides, previously known as Rhus pyroides, (common currant-rhus English, gewone taaibos Afrikaans, nhlokoshiyane isiZulu) is a species of Searsia, native to southern Africa. This tree occurs throughout the whole of South Africa, a part of Botswana, Zimbabwe and Tanzania and in some areas of Namibia near Windhoek.
It is very variable in all respects, though it is usually bushy and often thorny. It is found in bushveld, dry thornveld, on rocky hillsides, termite mounds, water courses and even on the fringes of forests. It is very hardy, tough, drought resistant and deciduous.
The leaves are attractive and trifoliolate and it sometimes has large, woody thorns.
Flowers are very small, greenish[2] and are borne in summer. The male and female flowers are borne on separate trees and the female trees bear small fruits 3–4 mm in diameter, which turn red when ripe.
The tree attracts a multitude of birds and insects due to its nutritious fruit and is an attractive addition to a garden. It is a host plant for the moth Xylopteryx arcuata.
References[edit]
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 26 April 2016
- ^ "Searsia pyroides". PlantZAfrica.com. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- Van Wyk, Braam; Van Wyk, Piet (1997). Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa. Struik. ISBN 978-1-86825-922-9.
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