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Carissa macrocarpa
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33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
33, Montgomery Road, Highlands, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Arduina grandiflora E. Mey. Arduina macrocarpa Eckl. Carissa grandiflora (E. Mey.) A. DC. Jasminonerium grandiflorum (E.Mey.) Kuntze |
| Common names: | Big num-num (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Multi-stemmed shrub to 4 m. Young stems glabrous, greenish, strongly rugose. Spines usually forked twice, but once-forked spines do occur. Leaves thickly textured, 2-4 - 7 cm, ovate to subcircular, glabrous; apex obtuse, mucronate. Inflorescences of sessile or shortly pedunculate 1-few-flowered cymes. Flowers 5-merous, white, heterostylous. Calyx 2-5 mm, with tiny dark scales at base on inner side. Corolla: tube 11-18.5 mm long; lobes broadly elliptic, overlapping to the left. Fruit large, 3-5 cm long when fresh, red, edible with many seeds.. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | macrocarpa: with large fruits |
| Habitat: | By the coast in scrub and on sand dunes |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique and South Africa |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,M |
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| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Daphnis nerii (Larval foodplant) Nephele argentifera (Larval foodplant) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 5 May 2013 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 794. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 25. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Kupicha, F.K. et al. (1985). Apocynaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Page 401. |
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