Searsia magalismontana (Sond.) Moffett
subsp. trifoliolata (Baker f.) Moffett

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Searsia magalismontana subsp. trifoliolata

Picture: Lene Lauritsen
At the end of the Claremont Rd. approx 30 km south east of Bulawayo.

Searsia magalismontana subsp. trifoliolata

Picture: Lene Lauritsen
At the end of the Claremont Rd. approx 30 km south east of Bulawayo.

Searsia magalismontana subsp. trifoliolata

Picture: Lene Lauritsen
At the end of the Claremont Rd. approx 30 km south east of Bulawayo.

Searsia magalismontana subsp. trifoliolata

Picture: Rob Burrett
On the road to Old Bulawayo on a serpentinite ridge overlooking Criterion Dam.

Searsia magalismontana subsp. trifoliolata

Picture: Rob Burrett
On the road to Old Bulawayo on a serpentinite ridge overlooking Criterion Dam.

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Synonyms: Rhus fanshawei R. Fern. & A. Fern.
Rhus magalismontana Sond. subsp. trifoliolata (Baker f.) Moffett
Rhus trifoliolata Baker f.
Searsia fanshawei (R. Fern & A. Fern.) Moffett
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Small shrub up to 1.5 m tall. Petiole 1-4 cm. Leaflets sessile, linear or linear-lanceolate, the central one 5-13 × 0.3-0.6 cm, the lateral ones as long or shorter, sometimes falcate; apex acute and mucronate; margin entire or slightly undulate; midrib raised above and beneath. Panicles lax with divaricate branches. Pedicels 2.5-4 mm long. Female flowers: calyx segments obtuse; petals c. 1.5 mm long, obtuse; styles deflexed. Fruit a shiny glabrous drupe, 3-4 mm in diameter.
Type location:
Zimbabwe
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: magalismontana: of the Magaliesberg mountains; trifoliolata: with 3-foliolate leaves.
Habitat: On rocky hills and in woodland
Altitude range:
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Confined to Zambia, Zimbabwe and northern South Africa (Limpopo province)
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): B,N
Zambian distribution (Provinces):
Growth form(s): Shrub under 2 m.
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Content last updated: Thursday 7 November 2013
Literature:

Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30.

Fernandes, R. & A. (1966). Anacardiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 601. As Rhus trifoliolata

Fernandes, R. & A. (1966). Anacardiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 2(2) Page 610. As Rhus fashawei

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 17.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Searsia magalismontana
African Plant Database: Searsia magalismontana
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Searsia magalismontana
Plants of the World Online: Searsia magalismontana
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Wikipedia: Searsia magalismontana


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Searsia magalismontana subsp. trifoliolata.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=136760, retrieved 30 October 2024

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