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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Rhus crenata''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Sapindales]]
| familia = [[Anacardiaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Rhus]]''
| species = '''''R. crenata'''''
| binomial = ''Rhus crenata''
| binomial_authority = [[Thunb.]]
}}
'''''Rhus crenata''''' ('''Dune Crow-berry''') is a species of ''[[Rhus]]'' native to [[South Africa]], where it occurs in frost-free and light frost areas.
It is a multibranched evergreen [[shrub]] or small [[tree]], reaching a height of 3 metres and a similar spread. It enjoys full sun and is semi frost hardy. The small [[flower]]s are produced in autumn, and are followed by dark blue [[fruit]] eaten by [[bird]]s. The tree is a good subject for [[bonsai]].
[[Category:Sapindales]]
{{Sapindales-stub}}