Carissa tetramera
Carissa tetramera grows as a shrub up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. Its strong-scented flowers feature a white corolla, often tinged pink. Fruit is red to purple-black when ripe. Habitat is dry open woodland. Vernacular names for the plant include "sand num-num". C. tetramera is native to Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa.[2]
| Carissa tetramera | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Carissa |
| Species: | C. tetramera |
| Binomial name | |
| Carissa tetramera | |
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References
- "Carissa tetramera". The Plant List. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
- "Carissa tetramera". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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