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) elevation. Vernacular names for the plant include forest num-num and Y-thorned carissa.^[3] Carissa bispinosa is native to an area from Uganda to South Africa.^[1]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Carissa bispinosa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Carissa
Species:	C. bispinosa
Binomial name
Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan[2]
Synonyms[2]
List Arduina bispinosa L. Jasminonerium bispinosum (L.) Kuntze Arduina acuminata E.Mey. Arduina erythrocarpa Eckl. Arduina megaphylla Gand. Carissa acuminata (E.Mey.) A.DC. Carissa cordata Dinter Carissa erythrocarpa (Eckl.) A.DC. Carissa myrtoides Desf. Carissa sessiliflora Brongn. ex Pichon Carissa wyliei N.E.Br. Jasminonerium acuminatum (E.Mey.) Kuntze Jasminonerium erythrocarpum (Eckl.) Kuntze Lycium cordatum Mill.

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