Species within a genus

Genus: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
SEARSIA (was RHUS)
Karee, Taaibos, Korentebos (Le)
Family: ANACARDIACEAE
Apparently named for Paul Bigelow Sears (1891-1990).**

[The name 'karee' is rather loosely applied to several species of Searsia. It is a literal translation from the original Khoi name. The small rounded edible fruits give many species the names rosyntjiebos or - boom (raisin bush / -tree).]
(Ch)
Searsia (was rhus) angustifolia (La)
Wilgerkorentebos, Willow Karee, Willow Currant Rhus (PS,Cw)
Location: (K, P)
angustus, = narrow, strait, close, contracted, small, not spacious;
folium, = a leaf.
(narrow-leaved)
(ld, BL)
Searsia (was rhus) crenata (La)
Duinekraaibosie, Dune Crowberry (PS)
Location: (F, K)
crena, = incision, notch;
(rounded tooth on leaf-margin)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(crenate, having rounded teeth, scalloped)
(Ox, BL)
Searsia (was rhus) cuneifolia (La)
Kogelbergtaaibos (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)
cuneus, = a wedge;
folium, = a leaf.
(ld)
Searsia (was rhus) glauca (G)
Bloukoeniebos, Blue Kuni-bush (PS)
Location: (F, P)
glaukos, = pale-green, bluish-green, gray.
(glaucous; bluish-green or grey)
(covered with a fine bloom of the colour of a Cabbage leaf)
(LS, BL)
Searsia (was rhus) laevigata var. laevigata (La)
Duinetaaibos, Dune Currant (Sw,Cw)
Location: (F, K, P)
laevis, levis, = smooth, smoothed, not rough (opposite of asper, rough);
(smooth, free from unevenness, hairs or roughness)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
levigatus, laevigatus, = smooth, slippery.
(smooth and polished)
(ld, BL)
Searsia (was rhus) laevigata var. villosa (La)

Location: (F)
laevis, levis, = smooth, smoothed, not rough (opposite of asper, rough);
(smooth, free from unevenness, hairs or roughness)
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
levigatus, laevigatus, = smooth, slippery.
(smooth and polished)

villus, = shaggy hair, a tuft of hair;
(long weak hairs)
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
villosus, = hairy, shaggy, rough.
(villous, i.e. shaggy with fairly long soft straight not interwoven ascending hairs)
(ld)
Searsia (was rhus) lucida forma lucida (La)
Blinktaaibos, Taaibos (Sw)
Location: (F, K, P)
lux, lucis, = light;
luceo, = to be light or clear, to shine, beam, glitter;
-idus, = indicates a state or an action in progress.
(shining, clear, transparent)
lucidus, = containing light, full of light, clear, bright, shining.
forma, = form, contour, figure, shape, appearance.
(ld, BL)
Searsia (was rhus) rosmarinifolia (La)
Roosmaryntaaibos (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)
ros, roris, = dew;
rosmarinus = rosemary;
-inus, = indicates possession or resemblance;
folium, = a leaf.
(ld)
Searsia (was rhus) scytophylla var. scytophylla (G)
Red-flowered Searsia (Vo)
Location: (F, K, P)
skytos, = a skin, hide; anything made of leather;
phyllon, = a leaf.
(LS)
Searsia (was rhus) tomentosa (La)
Bicoloured Currant, Korentetaaubos (PS)
Location: (F, K, P)
tomentum, = a stuffing for cushions (e.g. of wool, hair, feathers, straw, etc.);
(tomentose, matted woolly down on stems and leaves)
-osus, = indicates abundance or full or marked development.
(tomentose; thickly and evenly covered with short more or less appressed curled or curved matted hairs)
(ld)
Searsia (was rhus) undulata (La)
Kuni-bush (PS)
Location: (K)
undo, = to rise in waves or surges, to throw up waves, to surge, swell; to wave, undulate;
-ulus, = diminutive;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
undulatus, = diversified as with waves, undulated.
(undulated)
(ld, BL)