Carissa spinarum
Carissa spinarum L.
- kingdom Plantae
- phylum Magnoliophyta
- class Magnoliopsida
- order Gentianales
- family Apocynaceae
- genus Carissa
Languages: English
Ecology and Distribution
Global Distribution
Southeast Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, tropical east Africa, Senegal, Transvall, Namibia, Madagascar, Socotra, souther Arabia, Pakistan, India, Burma, Thailand, sri Lanka, Indian ocean.
Distribution in Egypt
Gebel Elba.
Habitat
Stony hillsides.
Life Expectancy
Perennial.
Taxonomy
- Antura edulis Forssk. (synonym)
- Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl (synonym)
- Antura hadiensis G. F. Gmel (synonym)
- Carissa pubescens A. DC. (synonym)
- Carissa tomentosa A. Rich. (synonym)
- Carissa pilosa Schinz (synonym)
- Jasminonerium edule (Forssk.) Kuntze (synonym)
- Jasminonerium pubescens (A. DC.) Kuntze (synonym)
References
(Submitted). Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..