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Carissa bispinosa

''Carissa bispinosa'' grows as a shrub or small tree up to 5 metres tall. Its fragrant flowers feature a white corolla. The fruit is red when ripe. Its habitat is woodland and forest from 1,080 m to 1,630 m altitude. ''Carissa bispinosa'' is native an area from Uganda to South Africa.
Carissa bispinosa N Tanzania,  Mt Meru, 1600 m. Carissa bispiinosa,Carissa bispinosa,Geotagged,Tanzania,Winter

Naming

Vernacular names for the plant include "forest num-num" and "Y-thorned carissa".

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusCarissa
SpeciesC. bispinosa
Photographed in
Tanzania