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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- Carissa hirsutaName author: Roth
- Carissa horridaName author: Pichon
- Carissa inermisName author: Vahl
- Carissa lanceolataName author: Dalzell
- Carissa lanceolataName author: R.Br.
- Carissa laoticaName author: Pit.
- Carissa laotica var. ferrugineaName author: Kerr
- Carissa laxifloraName author: Benth.
- Carissa macrophyllaName author: Wall. ex G.Don
- Carissa macrophyllaName author: Wall.
- Carissa madagascariensisName author: Thouars
- Carissa mitisName author: Heynh. ex A.DC.
- Carissa obovataName author: Markgr.
- Carissa oleoidesName author: Markgr.
- Carissa opacaName author: Stapf ex Haines
- Carissa ovataName author: R.Br.
- Carissa ovata var. ovataName author: Not supplied
- Carissa ovata var. pubescensName author: F.M.Bailey
- Carissa ovata var. stoloniferaName author: F.M.Bailey
- Carissa papuanaName author: Markgr.
- Carissa paucinerviaName author: A.DC.
- Carissa pilosaName author: Schinz
- Carissa pubescensName author: A.DC.
- Carissa revolutaName author: Scott Elliot
- Carissa richardianaName author: Jaub. & Spach
- Carissa scabraName author: R.Br.
- Carissa sechellensisName author: Baker
- Carissa septentrionalisName author: (Pichon) Markgr.
- Carissa spinarumName author: Lodd. ex A.DC.
- Carissa stoloniferaName author: (F.M.Bailey) Perrot & E.Vogt
- Carissa suavissimaName author: Bedd. ex Hook.f.
- Carissa tomentosaName author: A.Rich.
- Carissa velutinaName author: Domin
- Carissa villosaName author: Roxb.
- Carissa xylopicronName author: Thouars
- Carissa yunnanensisName author: Tsiang & P.T.Li
- Damnacanthus esquiroliiName author: H.Lév.
- Jasminonerium densiflorumName author: (Baker) Kuntze
- Jasminonerium dulceName author: (Schumach. & Thonn.) Kuntze
- Jasminonerium eduleName author: Kuntze
- Jasminonerium inermeName author: (Vahl) Kuntze
- Jasminonerium laxiflorumName author: (Benth.) Kuntze
- Jasminonerium madagascarienseName author: (Thouars) Kuntze
- Jasminonerium ovatumName author: Kuntze
- Jasminonerium pubescensName author: (A.DC.) Kuntze
- Jasminonerium sechellenseName author: (Baker) Kuntze
- Jasminonerium suavissimumName author: (Bedd. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
- Jasminonerium tomentosumName author: Kuntze
- Jasminonerium xylopicronName author: (Thouars) Kuntze
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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