Specimen profile Növényprofil

Carissa spinarum

Carissa spinarum, the conkerberry or bush plum, is a large shrub of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), widely distributed in tropical regions of Africa, Southern Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Indian Ocean. It is most well known in Australia, where it is also called c... Carissa spinarum, the conkerberry or bush plum, is a large shrub of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), widely distributed in tropical regions of Africa, Southern Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Indian Ocean. It is most well known in Australia, where it is also called c...

Common name Köznév Bush plum
Köznév Egyiptomi karissza
FamilyCsalád Apocynaceae
GenusNemzetség Carissa

ClassificationBesorolás

Scientific name Tudományos név Carissa spinarum
Common name Köznév Bush plum
Köznév Egyiptomi karissza
FamilyCsalád Apocynaceae
GenusNemzetség Carissa

Common NamesKöznevek

  • Bush plum
  • Conkerberry
  • Currant bush

Common NamesKöznevek

  • Egyiptomi karissza

Botanical Garden LocationBotanikus kerti elhelyezkedés

Subtropical plants Szubtrópusi növények (14)

View this location on the map pageMegtekintés a térképen

This plant is part of the Subtropical plants collection. Ez a növény az Szubtrópusi növények gyűjtemény része.

ToxicityMérgezés

HumansEmberek
family known toxic családban ismerten mérgező
CatsMacskák DogsKutyák
not toxic nem mérgező

AboutLeírás

Carissa spinarum, the conkerberry or bush plum, is a large shrub of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), widely distributed in tropical regions of Africa, Southern Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Indian Ocean. It is most well known in Australia, where it is also called currant bush or, more ambiguously, native currant or even black currant. It is, however, neither closely related to plums (Prunus) nor to true currants (Ribes), which belong to entirely different lineages of eudicots. In India, it is also called wild karanda/wild karavanda, referring to the related karanda (C. carandas). Carissa spinarum is often discussed under its many obsolete synonyms (see below). It grows as a multi-stemmed shrub, 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) in height. The leaves are glossy green, opposite, narrow ovate to lanceolate and 1–5 cm (0.4–2.0 in) in length. The branches bear thorns of 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) length. White, star-shaped flowers about 1 cm (0.4 in) across are followed by ovate green berries, 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) in length, which turn black or dark purple when ripe.

Carissa spinarum, the conkerberry or bush plum, is a large shrub of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), widely distributed in tropical regions of Africa, Southern Asia, Australia, and various islands of the Indian Ocean. It is most well known in Australia, where it is also called currant bush or, more ambiguously, native currant or even black currant. It is, however, neither closely related to plums (Prunus) nor to true currants (Ribes), which belong to entirely different lineages of eudicots. In India, it is also called wild karanda/wild karavanda, referring to the related karanda (C. carandas). Carissa spinarum is often discussed under its many obsolete synonyms (see below). It grows as a multi-stemmed shrub, 0.5 to 3 m (1.6 to 9.8 ft) in height. The leaves are glossy green, opposite, narrow ovate to lanceolate and 1–5 cm (0.4–2.0 in) in length. The branches bear thorns of 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) length. White, star-shaped flowers about 1 cm (0.4 in) across are followed by ovate green berries, 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) in length, which turn black or dark purple when ripe. (English fallback)(angol tartalék)

Native DistributionTermészetes elterjedés

Australia Kenya Seychelles Sri Lanka Ausztrália Kenya Seychelle-szigetek Srí Lanka
Detailed RegionsRészletes régiók

Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya Tanzania Uganda Macaronesia Cape Verde Northeast Tropical Africa Chad Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Socotra Somalia Sudan Northern Africa Egypt South Tropical Africa Angola Malawi Mozambique Zambia Zimbabwe Southern Africa Botswana Caprivi Strip Namibia Northern Provinces West Tropical Africa Benin Burkina Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Mali Nigeria Senegal Togo West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Rwanda Zaire Western Indian Ocean Aldabra Comoros Madagascar Mauritius Rodrigues Réunion Seychelles Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Oman Saudi Arabia Yemen China China South-Central Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh East Himalaya India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka West Himalaya Indo-China Andaman Is. Cambodia Laos Myanmar Nicobar Is. Thailand Vietnam Papuasia New Guinea Australasia Australia New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland Western Australia Pacific Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia Introduced into Asia-Tropical Indo-China Thailand

Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya Tanzania Uganda Macaronesia Cape Verde Northeast Tropical Africa Chad Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Socotra Somalia Sudan Northern Africa Egypt South Tropical Africa Angola Malawi Mozambique Zambia Zimbabwe Southern Africa Botswana Caprivi Strip Namibia Northern Provinces West Tropical Africa Benin Burkina Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Mali Nigeria Senegal Togo West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Congo Rwanda Zaire Western Indian Ocean Aldabra Comoros Madagascar Mauritius Rodrigues Réunion Seychelles Asia-Temperate Arabian Peninsula Oman Saudi Arabia Yemen China China South-Central Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh East Himalaya India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka West Himalaya Indo-China Andaman Is. Cambodia Laos Myanmar Nicobar Is. Thailand Vietnam Papuasia New Guinea Australasia Australia New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland Western Australia Pacific Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia Introduced into Asia-Tropical Indo-China Thailand

Data confidenceAdat megbízhatóság: medium

SynonymsSzinonimák

  • Antura edulis Forssk.
  • Antura hadiensis J.F.Gmel.
  • Arduina brownii K.Schum.