Carissa arduina Lam.

 
  • Family : APOCYNACEAE
    (Dogbane Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KARONDA FAMILY (करौंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Apocynaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Arduina bispinosa L.; Carandas arduina S.Moore; Carissa dinteri Markgr.; Jasminonerium bispinosum (L.) Kuntze; Arduina acuminata E.Mey.; Arduina erythrocarpa Eckl.; Arduina megaphylla Gand.; Carissa acuminata (E.Mey.) A.DC.; Carissa bispinosa var. acuminata (E.Mey.) Codd; Carissa bispinosa subsp. zambesiensis Kupicha; Carissa cordata Dinter; Carissa erythrocarpa (Eckl.) A.DC.; Carissa myrtoides Desf.; Carissa sessiliflora Brongn. ex Pichon; Carissa sessiliflora var. grandiflora Markgr.; Carissa sessiliflora var. meridionalis Pichon; Carissa sessiliflora var. orientalis Pichon; Carissa wyliei N.E.Br.; Jasminonerium acuminatum (E.Mey.) Kuntze; Jasminonerium erythrocarpum (Eckl.) Kuntze; Lycium cordatum Mill.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan
  • Common name : Two-spined Carissa
  • Vernacular name :
    • Aapirikka Kalaa Pazham
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Evergreen shrub; Flowers white and has five petals; Seeds small and round with a smooth surface
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Hassan district
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Carissa arduina. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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