Searsia burchellii fruit

Searsia burchellii, the Karoo kuni-bush, is a branched shrub of up to 5 m in the arid western inland parts of South Africa.

The trifoliolate leaves are crowded at the ends of dwarf spur-branchlets. The leaflets are obovate, leathery, hairless and olive green. The central vein protrudes slightly 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 (Coates Palgrave, 2002).