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Apocynaceae

Carissa bispinosa Desf.

Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Carissa

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Carissa bispinosa: Jasmine-scented flowers on a member of the family Apocyanaceae. Fruit edible when ripe. Found in South African veld.
Photo: JonRichfield, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Afrikaans
Noemnoem
Arabic
كاريس ثنائي الشوك
Chinese
双刺假虎刺, 刺李
Persian
کاریسا بیسپینوسا

Synonyms

  • Arduina acuminata E.Mey.
  • Arduina bispinosa L.
  • Arduina erythrocarpa Eckl.
  • Arduina megaphylla Gand.
  • Carandas arduina S.Moore
  • Carissa acuminata (E.Mey.) A.DC.
  • Carissa arduina Lam.
  • Carissa bispinosa subsp. zambesiensis Kupicha
  • Carissa bispinosa var. acuminata (E.Mey.) Codd
  • Carissa bispinosa var. bispinosa
  • Carissa cordata (Mill.) Fourc.
  • Carissa cordata Dinter
  • Carissa dinteri Markgr.
  • Carissa erythrocarpa A.DC.
  • Carissa myrtoides Desf.
  • Carissa sessiliflora Brongn. ex Pichon
  • Carissa sessiliflora var. grandiflora Markgr.
  • Carissa sessiliflora var. meridionalis Pichon
  • Carissa sessiliflora var. orientalis Pichon
  • Carissa wyliei N.E.Br.
  • Jasminonerium acuminatum (E.Mey.) Kuntze
  • Jasminonerium bispinosum (L.) Kuntze
  • Jasminonerium erythrocarpum Kuntze

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.