Karoo Kuni Bush (Searsia burchellii)

Family Anacardiaceae

This is is a branched shrub of up to 5 m in the arid western inland parts of South Africa. The trifoliolate leaflets are crowded at the ends of dwarf spur-branchlets. Leaflets are obovate, leathery, hairless and olive green. The central vein protrudes a little on both surfaces. The leaflet apices are square or notched. The flowers appear in terminal or axillary heads in autumn. The fruits are slightly flattened and reddish brown.