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Carissa spinarum

L. (1771)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Apocynaceae Genus: Carissa

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Description

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Synonyms (82)

Antura edulis Forssk. (1775)
Antura hadiensis J.F.Gmel. (1791)
Arduina campenonii Drake (1896)
Arduina edulis (Forssk.) Spreng. (1824)
Arduina inermis (Vahl) K.Schum. (1895)
Arduina xylopicron (Thouars) Baill. (1888)
Azima pubescens Suess. (1953)
Cabucala brachyantha Pichon (1948)
Carandas edulis (Forssk.) Hiern (1898)
Carissa axillaris Roxb. (1820)
Carissa brownii var. angustifolia Kempe (1880)
Carissa campenonii (Drake) Palacký (1907)
Carissa candolleana Jaub. & Spach (1857)
Carissa carandas G.Lodd. (1822)
Carissa carandas var. congesta (Wight) Bedd. (1872)
Carissa carandas var. paucinervia (A.DC.) Bedd. (1872)
Carissa cochinchinensis Pierre ex Pit. (1933)
Carissa comorensis (Pichon) Markgr. (1970)
Carissa congesta Wight (1848)
Carissa coriacea Wall. ex G.Don (1837)
Carissa cornifolia Jaub. & Spach (1857)
Carissa dalzellii Bedd. (1871)
Carissa densiflora Baker (1883)
Carissa densiflora var. microphylla Danguy ex Lecomte (1922)
Carissa diffusa Roxb. (1824)
Carissa dulcis Schumach. & Thonn. (1827)
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl (1790)
Carissa edulis f. nummularis (Pichon) Markgr. (1970)
Carissa edulis f. pubescens (A.DC.) Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis subsp. continentalis Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis subsp. madagascariensis (Thouars) Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis var. ambungana Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis var. comorensis Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis var. densiflora (Baker) Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis var. horrida (Pichon) Markgr. (1970)
Carissa edulis var. lucubea Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis var. major Stapf (1902)
Carissa edulis var. microphylla (Danguy ex Lecomte) Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis var. nummularis Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis var. revoluta (Scott Elliot) Markgr. (1970)
Carissa edulis var. sechellensis (Baker) Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis var. septentrionalis Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis var. subtrinervia Pichon (1949)
Carissa edulis var. tomentosa (A.Rich.) Stapf (1902)
Carissa gangetica Stapf ex Gamble (1923)
Carissa hirsuta Roth (1821)
Carissa horrida Pichon (1949)
Carissa inermis Vahl (1794)
Carissa lanceolata R.Br. (1810)
Carissa laotica Pit. (1933)
Carissa laotica var. ferruginea Kerr (1937)
Carissa macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don (1837)
Carissa madagascariensis Thouars (1811)
Carissa mitis Heynh. ex A.DC. (1844)
Carissa obovata Markgr. (1970)
Carissa oleoides Markgr. (1970)
Carissa opaca Stapf ex Haines (1921)
Carissa paucinervia A.DC. (1844)
Carissa pilosa Schinz (1888)
Carissa pubescens A.DC. (1844)
Carissa revoluta Scott Elliot (1891)
Carissa richardiana Jaub. & Spach (1857)
Carissa sechellensis Baker (1877)
Carissa septentrionalis (Pichon) Markgr. (1970)
Carissa suavissima Bedd. ex Hook.f. (1882)
Carissa tomentosa A.Rich. (1850)
Carissa velutina Domin (1928)
Carissa villosa Roxb. (1824)
Carissa xylopicron Thouars (1811)
Carissa yunnanensis Tsiang & P.T.Li (1973)
Damnacanthus esquirolii H.Lév. (1912)
Jasminonerium densiflorum (Baker) Kuntze (1891)
Jasminonerium dulce (Schumach. & Thonn.) Kuntze (1891)
Jasminonerium edule (Forssk.) Kuntze (1891)
Jasminonerium inerme (Vahl) Kuntze (1891)
Jasminonerium madagascariense (Thouars) Kuntze (1891)
Jasminonerium pubescens (A.DC.) Kuntze (1891)
Jasminonerium sechellense (Baker) Kuntze (1891)
Jasminonerium suavissimum (Bedd. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze (1891)
Jasminonerium tomentosum (A.Rich.) Kuntze (1891)
Jasminonerium xylopicron (Thouars) Kuntze (1891)
Strychnos pungens Gagnep. (1950)

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Mant. Pl. 2: 559 (1771)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Carissa spinarum Kamehameha Girls' School, Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Grant, M.L. 7134 Oahu BISH 1934-07-31
2 Carissa spinarum Kaneohe, Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden; African section, growing near restrooms Preserved_Specimen Mounding shrub 12-15' diam, w/simple thorns; sap abundant, milky. Flw tube pinkish outside, limb white. Flowers sweetly fragrant. Staples, G.W. 867 Oahu BISH 1992-08-02
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