Anacardiaceae

African sumac

Searsia lancea (L.f.) F.A.Barkley

Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Searsia

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African sumac (Searsia lancea) — FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Karee
English: African sumac
Shona: Chisau, Musau

Synonyms

Rhus denudata Licht. ex Schult.
Rhus fragrans Licht. ex Schult.
Rhus lancea L.f.
Rhus viminalis Jacq.
Toxicodendron lanceum (L.f.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: May to August (from 273 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JMK at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew Gillespie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: nautical2k at Flickr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: nautical2k at Flickr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: nautical2k at Flickr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.