Searsia tomentosa

Searsia tomentosa, the real wild currant (English), umhlakoti (Zulu) or korentebos (Afrikaans), is a small, bushy, evergreen tree. It is native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe.^[1] It occurs in fynbos and coastal shrub in South Africa, where it is naturally most common in forest margins.

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Searsia tomentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Anacardiaceae
Genus:	Searsia
Species:	S. tomentosa
Binomial name
Searsia tomentosa (L.) F.A.Barkley (1943)
Synonyms[1]
Rhus bicolor Licht. ex Schult. (1820) Rhus ecklonis Schrad. ex Sond. (1860) Rhus elliptica Thunb. (1818) Rhus lobata Poir. (1817) Rhus mollis Jacq. in Fragm. Bot.: 74 (1809) Rhus plukenetiana Eckl. & Zeyh. (1836) Rhus tomentosa L. (1753) Rhus viticifolia F.Muell. ex Benth. (1863) Toxicodendron tomentosum (L.) Kuntze (1891) Toxicodendron viticifolium (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kuntze (1891)

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The sprays of small greenish flowers emit an unpleasant smell that attracts flies. However it is also an attractive shrub and is grown internationally in botanical gardens for its multi-coloured foliage.