Anacardiaceae
Searsia
Searsia pyroides

Searsia pyroides var. gracilis (Engl.) Moffett

First published in Bothalia 37: 171 (2007)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is SW. Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Exell, A.W., Fernandes, A. & Wild, H. (eds.) (1966). Flora Zambesiaca 2(2): 353-653. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Kokwaro, J.O. (1986). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Anacardiaceae: 1-59.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Moss, C.E. [2948] South Africa Rhus flexuosa K002259371 Yes
Conrath, P. [98] South Africa Rhus conrathii K000423224 Type Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [18280] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229861 No
Braun, K.P. [1864] Eswatini Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229847 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [18246] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229860 No
Garside, S. [1450] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229845 No
Hilliard, O.M. [8233] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229862 No
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.-D. [1512] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229852 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [11001] Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229848 No
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.-D. [1582] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229853 No
Albrechtsen (Mrs) [6633] Kenya Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K004666391 Yes
Schlechter, R. [3609] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229846 No
Rodin, R.J. [4060] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229851 No
Rodin, R.J. [4042] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229850 No
[Wasserfall]; [v Niekek] [45] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229849 No
Compton, R.H. [25633] Eswatini Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229854 No
Codd, L.E. [7620] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229855 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [18307] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229858 No
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14568] Kenya Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K004666393 Yes
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [19008] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229857 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [18166] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229859 No
Smook, L. [1212] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229863 No
Hilliard, O.M.; Burtt, B.L. [18610] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K002229864 No
Albrechtsen (Mrs) [6633] Kenya Rhus pyroides var. gracilis K004666392 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [1964] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. transvaalensis K002229882 No
Wilms, F. [242] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. transvaalensis K002229878 No
Holub, E. [s.n.] Rhus pyroides var. transvaalensis K002229881 No
Zeyher [342] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. transvaalensis K002229877 No
Codd, L.E.W.; de Winter, B. [5136] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. transvaalensis K002229876 No
Holub, E. [s.n.] Rhus pyroides var. transvaalensis K002229880 No
[Bernard]; [Mogg] [967] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. transvaalensis K002229873 No
Smith, C.A. [3404] South Africa Rhus pyroides var. transvaalensis K002229879 No
[Hillary]; Robertson [573] Botswana Rhus pyroides var. transvaalensis K002229875 No
West, O. [2537] Zimbabwe Rhus pyroides var. transvaalensis K002229874 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • '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/

  • 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