Carissa spinarum
A species in the Apocynaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Carissa
- Species
- Carissa spinarum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1771
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carissa spinarum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Antura edulesName author: Forssk.
- Antura hadiensisName author: J.F.Gmel.
- Arduina browniiName author: K.Schum.
- Arduina campenoniiName author: Drake
- Arduina edulisName author: Spreng.
- Arduina inermisName author: (Vahl) K.Schum.
- Arduina laxifloraName author: K.Schum.
- Arduina xylopicronName author: (Thouars) Baill.
- Azima pubescensName author: Suess.
- Cabucala brachyanthaName author: Pichon
- Carandas edulisName author: Hiern
- Carissa abyssinicaName author: R.Br.
- Carissa axillarisName author: Roxb.
- Carissa browniiName author: F.Muell.
- Carissa brownii var. angustifoliaName author: Kempe
- Carissa brownii var. ovataName author: (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche
- Carissa campenoniiName author: (Drake) Palacky
- Carissa candolleanaName author: Jaub. & Spach
- Carissa carandas var. congestaName author: (Wight) Bedd.
- Carissa carandas var. paucinerviaName author: (A.DC.) Bedd.
- Carissa cochinchinensisName author: Pierre ex Pit.
- Carissa comorensisName author: (Pichon) Markgr.
- Carissa congestaName author: Wight
- Carissa coriaceaName author: Wall. ex G.Don
- Carissa coriaceaName author: Wall.
- Carissa cornifoliaName author: Jaub. & Spach
- Carissa dalzelliiName author: Bedd.
- Carissa densifloraName author: Baker
- Carissa densiflora var. microphyllaName author: Danguy ex Lecomte
- Carissa diffusaName author: Roxb.
- Carissa dulcisName author: Schumach. & Thonn.
- Carissa edulisName author: Vahl
- Carissa edulis f. nummularisName author: (Pichon) Markgr.
- Carissa edulis f. pubescensName author: (A.DC.) Pichon
- Carissa edulis subsp. continentalisName author: Pichon
- Carissa edulis subsp. madagascariensisName author: (Thouars) Pichon
- Carissa edulis var. ambunganaName author: Pichon
- Carissa edulis var. comorensisName author: Pichon
- Carissa edulis var. densifloraName author: (Baker) Pichon
- Carissa edulis var. edulisName author: Not supplied
- Carissa edulis var. horridaName author: (Pichon) Markgr.
- Carissa edulis var. lucubeaName author: Pichon
- Carissa edulis var. majorName author: Stapf
- Carissa edulis var. microphyllaName author: (Danguy ex Lecomte) Pichon
- Carissa edulis var. nummularisName author: Pichon
- Carissa edulis var. revolutaName author: (Scott-Elliot) Markgr.
- Carissa edulis var. sechellensisName author: (Baker) Pichon
- Carissa edulis var. septentrionalisName author: Pichon
- Carissa edulis var. subtrinerviaName author: Pichon
- Carissa gangeticaName author: Stapf ex Gamble
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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