Searsia angustifolia (L.) F. A. Barkley

Specimen..

Summary[edit] Description: English: Note the unsprouted axillary bud an the left, that may remain dormant indefinitely, protected by scaly cataphylls, whereas on the right in the axil of a trifoliate leaf, there is a sprouted twig at least a season old. Date: 6 July 2011. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield.

Summary[edit] Description: English: The scaly cataphylls protect the axillary branch buds until they grow and split the cataphylls apart. Date: 5 July 2011. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield.

Summary[edit] Description: English: Note the naked apical bud, in contrast to the axillary buds that may remain dormant indefinitely, or sprout soon, and are protected by scaly cataphylls. Date: 5 July 2011. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield.

Summary[edit] Description: English: The scaly cataphylls protect the axillary branch buds until the new branches grow and split the cataphylls apart, as seen here. Date: 5 July 2011. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield.

Summary[edit] Camera location33° 56′ 15.97″ S, 19° 09′ 41.76″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-33.937770; 19.161600. Description: English: Cassytha ciliolata on Searsia angustifolia. Haustoria visible on host and on its own stems. Date: 5 January 2012. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield. Franschhoek Pass Western Cape Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 truetrue.

Summary[edit] Description: English: Searsia angustifolia or Rhus angustifolia. Willow Karee tree. South Africa. Date: 1 November 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Abu Shawka.

Summary[edit] Description: English: The mouthparts, in the form of the feeding tube, are visible past one side of the head. Date: 5 July 2011. Source: Own work. Author: JonRichfield.

Summary[edit] Description: English: Rhus angustifolia also known as Searsia angustifolia. Photo of small tree taken in Cape Town. Date: 1 November 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Abu Shawka.