Anacardiaceae
Searsia

Searsia pyroides (Burch.) Moffett

First published in Bothalia 37: 171 (2007)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Chad, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1983). Flora du Rwanda 2: 1-603. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Chirutse, P.; Manhiça, C.; Silva, P.; Bucuane, C.; Malate, Z.; Fumo, F.; Mula, H.; Mondlane, J. [PC61] Mozambique K009000600 No
Sep 1, 1979 Phillips, E. [734] Malawi Rhus pyroides K000282648 Yes
Jul 14, 1970 Correira, M.P.; Parques, A. [753] Mozambique Rhus pyroides K000282641 Yes
Dec 20, 1952 Miller, O.B. [4119] Zimbabwe Rhus pyroides K000282642 Yes
Dec 20, 1952 Miller, O.B. [B219] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282636 Yes
Dec 20, 1952 Beer, J.S., de [516] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282635 Yes
Dec 20, 1952 McConnell, R.H. [68919] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282637 Yes
Kelaole, E.T. [582] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282633 Yes
Codd, L.E. [6671] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229748 No
Deverish, N.J. [409] South Africa Rhus pyroides K000282646 No
Verdcourt [949] Kenya Rhus pyroides K004666394 No
Magogo, F.C. [2306] Rhus pyroides K004666399 Yes
Marques, L. [6545] Mozambique Rhus pyroides K000282640 Yes
Rehmann, A. [4742] South Africa Rhus pyroides K000423160 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rehmann, A. [4742] South Africa Rhus pyroides K000423161 Type Yes
Nyamukomea, E. [22] Zimbabwe Rhus pyroides K000282647 Yes
Retief, E. [1311] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229732 No
Bradfield, R.D. [275] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229749 No
Coetzee, B.J. [966] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229746 No
Theron, G.K. [2393] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229725 No
s.coll. [100] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229733 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [9574] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229883 No
s.coll. [215] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229734 No
Hilliard, O.M. [8235] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229844 No
Procter, J. [1733] Rhus pyroides K004666403 Yes
Mgaza, C.D. [489] Rhus pyroides K004666400 Yes
Stolz, A. [2148] Tanzania Rhus pyroides K004666395 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1623] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229724 No
Hansen, O.J. [3286] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282632 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [2910] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229730 No
Noel, A.R.A. [2406] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229743 No
Behr, C.M. [130] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229729 No
Viljoen, G. [126] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229742 No
Coetzee, B.J. [1192] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229744 No
Repton, J.E. [2042] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229736 No
de Winter, B. [7795] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229741 No
Stolz, A. [2148] Tanzania Rhus pyroides K004666401 Yes
Cole, M.M. [185] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229723 No
Procter, J. [1610] Rhus pyroides K004666396 Yes
Codd, L.E.W.; Dyer, R.A. [4502] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229735 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [33057] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229726 No
Saint Clair Thompson, G.W. [821] Rhus pyroides K004666397 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3510] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282629 Yes
Yalala, A.M. [350] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282644 Yes
Nation, O. [197] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229739 No
Burchell [1796] South Africa Rhus pyroides K000423038 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1986] Tanzania Rhus pyroides K004666398 Yes
Germishuizen, G. [2909] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229731 No
Mott, P.J. [139C] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282643 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1629] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229738 No
Coetzee, B.J. [908] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229745 No
Codd, L.E. [2318] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229727 No
Bester, S.P. [3239] South Africa Rhus pyroides K000282639 No
Hermann, P. [773] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229728 No
Hobson, S.R. [2207] Eswatini Rhus pyroides K002229843 No
Stolz, A. [2148] Tanzania Rhus pyroides K004666402 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Noel, A.R.A. [211] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282638 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1502] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282634 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3510] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282631 Yes
Leistner, O.A. [2972] South Africa Rhus pyroides K000282645 No
Coetzee, B.J. [848] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229737 No
Cook, F.E.M.; Linington, S.; Sydes, C [53] Botswana Rhus pyroides K000282630 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [3158] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229747 No
Conrath, P. [114] South Africa Rhus pyroides K002229740 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0