Searsia longipes

Searsia longipes is a medium-sized, semi-deciduous, trifoliate tree of up to 10 m tall. It occurs in Africa from Burkina Faso to South Africa, as well as the islands of the Indian Ocean.

Searsia longipes
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Searsia
Species:	S. longipes
Binomial name
Searsia longipes (Engl.) Moffett
Synonyms[2][3]
Rhus glutinosa var. obtusifolia Engl. Rhus incana var. grandifolia Robyns & Lawalrée Rhus longipes Engl. Rhus longipes var. grandifolia (Oliv.) Meikle Rhus ruzizensis Engl. Rhus villosa var. grandifolia Oliv. Rhus villosa var. usambarensis Engl. Toxicodendron longipes (Engl.) Kuntze

Searsia longipes flowers

In Zimbabwe it is found at altitudes between 1000 and 1680 m^[4] - in other places this species can also be found at sea level.

Hostplant: The gracillaridae lepidoptera Caloptilia xanthochiria Vári, 1961 feed on this plant.

References

1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Searsia longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T153943520A153943522. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T153943520A153943522.en. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
2. "Searsia longipes (Engl.) Moffett". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
3. "Searsia longipes (Engl.) Moffett". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
4. "Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Rhus longipes var. longipes". www.zimbabweflora.co.zw. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

External links

• Media related to Searsia longipes at Wikimedia Commons
• African Plant Database