Carissa bispinosa
Carissa bispinosa grows as a shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall. Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla. The fruit is red when ripe. Its habitat is woodland and forest from 1,080 m (3,540 ft) to 1,630 m (5,350 ft) altitude. Vernacular names for the plant include "forest num-num" and "Y-thorned carissa".[2] Carissa bispinosa is native an area from Uganda to South Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Carissa |
| Species: | C. bispinosa |
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References
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2020). "Carissa bispinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T146458080A146458082. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- "Carissa bispinosa". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
External links
- PlantZAfrica.com
- Images on iSpot
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Carissa bispinosa". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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