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{{Short description|Species of tree}}
{{Unreferenced|type=plant|date=December 2009}}
{{Speciesbox
{{Taxobox
|name = ''Rhus pyroides''
|image=Searsia pyroides, loof, a, Louwsburg.jpg
|genus = Searsia
|regnum = [[Plantae]]
|species = pyroides
|unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]]
|authority = ([[William John Burchell|Burch.]]) Moffett
|unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]]
|synonyms =
|unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]]
{{Plainlist | style = margin-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em; |
|ordo = [[Sapindales]]
*''Rhus pyroides'' <small>Burch.</small>
|familia = [[Anacardiaceae]]
*''Rhus vulgaris'' <small>Meikle</small>
|genus = ''[[Rhus]]''
}}
|species = '''''R. pyroides'''''
|synonyms_ref = <ref>{{citation
|binomial = ''Rhus pyroides''
|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2608664
|binomial_authority = [[William John Burchell|Burch.]]
|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species
|}}
|access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref>
}}


'''''Rhus pyroides''''' ('''Common Currant-Rhus''' [[English language|English]], '''Gewone Taaibos''' [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]], '''Nhlokoshiyane''' [[Zulu language|isiZulu]]) is a species of ''[[Rhus]]'', 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]].
'''''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]].


It is very variable in all respects, though it is usually bushy and often spiny. 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.
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.


The leaves are attractive and trifoliate and it sometimes has large, woody spines.
The leaves are attractive and trifoliolate and it sometimes has large, woody [[Thorns, spines, and prickles|thorns]].


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}}
Flowers are very small, yellow and are borne in Summer. The male and female flowers are borne on separate trees and the female trees bear small fruits 3–4&nbsp;mm in diameter, which turn red when ripe.
</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&nbsp;mm in diameter, which turn red when ripe.


The tree attracts a multitude of birds and insects due to its nutritous fruit and is an attractive addition to a garden.
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]]''.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite web |title=''Searsia pyroides''|work= Plantz Afrika |url=http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/searsiapyroid.htm|accessdate=2010-02-04}}
*{{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}}
*van Wyk, B. and van Wyk, P. 1997. ''Field Guide to trees of South Africa''. Struik, Cape Town
*{{Commons category-inline|Searsia pyroides}}


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rhus Pyroides}}

[[Category:Rhus|pyroides]]
[[Category:Flora of Botswana]]
[[Category:Searsia (plant)|pyroides]]
[[Category:Trees of Botswana]]
[[Category:Flora of Zimbabwe]]
[[Category:Flora of Zimbabwe]]
[[Category:Flora of Namibia]]
[[Category:Flora of Namibia]]
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[[Category:Ornamental trees]]
[[Category:Ornamental trees]]
[[Category:Drought-tolerant trees]]
[[Category:Drought-tolerant trees]]
[[Category:Renosterveld]]




{{Anacardiaceae-stub}}
{{Anacardiaceae-stub}}

[[af:Gewone taaibos]]
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 1 February 2024

Searsia pyroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Searsia
Species:
S. pyroides
Binomial name
Searsia pyroides
(Burch.) Moffett
Synonyms[1]
  • Rhus pyroides Burch.
  • Rhus vulgaris Meikle

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]

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 26 April 2016
  2. ^ "Searsia pyroides". PlantZAfrica.com. Retrieved 2010-02-04.