Carissa
Sign in to savethumb|right|Carissa bispinosa, thorns and flowers thumb|right|Conkerberry (Carissa spinarum|C. spinarum) flowers in [[Shamirpet, Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India.]]
Species
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyApocynaceae
General: Caledonia; a single very variable species in New Guinea, Carissa
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 342
- With media
- 280
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Collections
- MEL, SBBG, CAS, IND, RSA, BRIT
- Recorded in
- South Africa, United States, Madagascar, Kenya, Netherlands, India, Brazil, Tanzania
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- taxon name
- Carissa
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- Carissa
- topic's main category
- Category:Carissa
- taxon common name
- karisa
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Fruit
- Horticulture
- Species
- References
thumb|right|Carissa bispinosa, thorns and flowers thumb|right|Conkerberry (Carissa spinarum|C. spinarum) flowers in [[Shamirpet, Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India.]]
Carissa is a genus of shrubs or small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and Asia. Until recently about 100 species were listed, but most of them have been relegated to the status of synonyms or assigned to other genera, such as Acokanthera.
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