Carissa bispinosa
Forest Num Num, Fork Spined Carissa
Other regional names: Hedgethorn +1 more
- Hedgethorn
- Karoo Num Num
Also known as: Arduina acuminata E.Mey. +18 more
- Arduina acuminata E.Mey.
- Arduina bispinosa L.
- Arduina erythrocarpa Eckl.
- Arduina megaphylla Gand.
- Carandas arduina S.Moore
- Carissa acuminata (E.Mey.) A.DC.
- Carissa arduina Lam.
- Carissa bispinosa subsp. zambesiensis Kupicha
- Carissa bispinosa var. acuminata (E.Mey.) Codd
- Carissa bispinosa var. bispinosa
- Carissa cordata Dinter
- Carissa cordata Fourc.
- Carissa dinteri Markgr.
- 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
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub or tree.
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Found natively in Africa, Carissa bispinosa (commonly known as Forest Num-num or Fork-spined Carissa) is a scrambling shrub or tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe