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Carissa bispinosa
zambesiensis
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Globe Rock, Vumba
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Castleburn Forest, Vumba
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Castleburn Forest, Vumba
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Near Chalet 3, Chirinda Forest
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Near Chalet 2, Chirinda Forest
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| Synonyms: |
Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan var. acuminata sensu R.B. Drumm. |
| Common names: | Forest num-num (English) Mudyabveni (Shona) Mudzambara (Shona) Mumbingwa (Shona) Murambamhunga (Shona) Muruguru (Shona) Mutsamviringa (Shona) Y-thorned carissa (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally common in forest understorey |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree, up to 5 m tall, usually smaller, with opposite, slender, often forked spines up to 3 cm long (in this subspecies). Young stems and branches distinctly green; milky latex present. Leaves opposite, more or less broadly ovate, thinly to thickly leathery, hairless, dark glossy green above, paler below; veining indistinct; margin entire. Flowers in terminal clusters, c. 1.3 cm in diameter white, often reddish-pink on the corolla tube, sweetly scented. Fruit ovoid up to 1.6 cm long, fleshy, red when ripe. The fruits are edible. |
| Notes: | The fruits are edible. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In woodland, forest margins and in the understorey of evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1080 - 1630 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form: | sS |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Cirina forda (Emperor moth) Nephele comma (Comma hawk) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 16 August 2006 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Carissa bispinosaAfrican Plant Database: Carissa bispinosa
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Carissa bispinosa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Carissa bispinosa
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Carissa bispinosa
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Carissa bispinosa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Carissa bispinosa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Carissa bispinosa
JSTOR Plant Science: Carissa bispinosa
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Carissa bispinosa
Tropicos: Carissa bispinosa
West African Plants database: Carissa bispinosa
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