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Searsia lancea  (L. f.) F.A. Barkley
African sumac
Searsia lancea is a tree that is not native to California.
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Genus: Searsia
Family: Anacardiaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:
JEFRhus lancea
Information about  Searsia lancea from other sources

[Wikipedia] Common Names: S. lancea bears many names by locals in South Africa. By far the most common name for this tree is karee, which derives from the Khoekhoegowab name !areb.[4] This is mostly used by speakers of Afrikaans. Other Afrikaans names are Rosyntjiebos from rosyn (raisin) and bos (bush).[5] In the Sotho-Tswana languages, the names mosilabele in Southern Sotho, mokalabata in Northern Sotho and mosabele in Tswana are cognates.[6] In Khelobedu, the names is motshakhutshakhu and mushakaladza in Venda.[7] Among Nguni languages the name umhlakotshane in Zulu and Xhosa is used and in Swati the name given is inhlangutshane[8] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/25/2025).