Searsia chirindensis

Searsia chirindensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Anacardiaceae
Subfamilia: Anacardioideae
Genus: Searsia
Species: Searsia chirindensis

Name

Searsia chirindensis (Baker f.) Moffett, Bothalia 37: 167 (2007).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Rhus chirindensis Baker f., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 49 (1911).
• Heterotypic
  • Rhus legatii Schönland, Ark. Bot. 21A(16): 3 (1928).
    • Searsia legatii (Schönland) F.A.Barkley, Lilloa 23: 253 (1950).
    • Rhus chirindensis f. legatii (Schönl.) R.Fern. & A.Fern., Webbia 19(2): 700, t. 14 (1965c).
  • Rhus laevigata Thunb., Prodr. 52 (1794), non L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: South Tropical Africa Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (Western Cape, Eastern Cape), KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces (Limpopo, Mpulamanga). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moffett, R.O. 2007. Name changes in the Old World Rhus and recognition of Searsia (Anacardiaceae). Bothalia 37(2): 165–175. DOI: 10.4102/abc.v37i2.311 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Searsia chirindensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 3. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Searsia chirindensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Searsia chirindensis. Accessed: 3 Nov 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Searsia chirindensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Searsia chirindensis. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 11 2018.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bostaaibos
English: Red currant
Sesotho: Monoatlou, Motha-thaa (N)
isiXhosa: umHlakothi
isiZulu: umHlabamvubu

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