Distribution Map

Searsia tumulicola var. meeuseana

                   
           
Velvet Dwarf Currant
inhlangushane
(Rhus sp. nov.)
(Rhus ernestii)
(Rhus tumulicola var. meeuseana forma meeuseana)

Anacardiaceae Anacardioideae  

As at April 2024, 13 herbarium specimens, 11 photo records, 6 visual observations

South African Red List status: subspecies LC
Global Distribution: NE2, Endemic to Limpopo Mpumalanga Eswatini Escarpment centre of endemism
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Other uses

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Rhus ernestii - Low-growing or sprawling small shrub, seldom more than 30 cm high, shoots usually unbranched. Leaf-stalk c 1 cm long; leaflets broadly lance-shaped tapering to narrow tip, softly hairy below with prominent veins, darker and less hairy above, margins entire, up to c 7 cm long x 2,5 cm wide. Inflorescence terminal, much-branched, somewhat exceeding leaves; fruits dark, c 5 mm diam.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.