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Species Rhus crenata
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Rhus:
Gk. rhous, from rhodos = red (the word can be traced back for centuries); referring to the fruits or autumn leaves of some species.
Etymology of crenata:
From the Latin crenatus = ‘notched' or 'battlemented', like the wall of a castle
Scientific name:
Rhus crenata Thunb.
Common names:
Duinekraaibessie
Localities:
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Phytogr. Blaett. 1: 28 (1803)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1803
Dioecious, evergreen shrub or small tree to 4 m. Leaves trifoliolate, leaflets sessile, obovate, apex blunt and crenate. Flowers cream. Drupes round, dark blue/brown, stone with lateral processes. Apr. Sandy coastal flats, SW, AP, SE (Cape Peninsula to S KwaZulu-Natal).
Observations of Taxon
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Rhus crenata
Name of observer:
Richard Boon (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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Rhus crenata
Name of observer:
Anne Bean & Amida Johns (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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Rhus crenata
Locality:
Name of observer:
Auriol Batten (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
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Rhus crenata
Locality:
Name of observer:
Pauline Bohnen (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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Rhus crenata
Name of observer:
Yvette van Wijk (Yvette)
Date observed:
15/07/2011 - 2:00am
Collection:
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