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Carissa spinarum L.

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Carissa spinarum L.
Carissa spinarum L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAntura edulis Forssk.
synonymAntura hadiensis J.F.Gmel.
synonymArduina brownii K.Schum.
synonymArduina campenonii Drake
synonymArduina edulis (Forssk.) Spreng.
synonymArduina inermis (Vahl) K.Schum.
synonymArduina laxiflora (Benth.) K.Schum.
synonymArduina xylopicron (Thouars) Baill.
synonymCabucala brachyantha Pichon
synonymCarandas edulis (Forssk.) Hiern
synonymCarissa axillaris Roxb.
synonymCarissa brownii F.Muell.
synonymCarissa brownii var. angustifolia Kempe
synonymCarissa brownii var. ovata (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche
synonymCarissa campenonii (Drake) Palacky
synonymCarissa candolleana Jaub. & Spach
synonymCarissa carandas Lodd.
synonymCarissa carandas var. congesta (Wight) Bedd.
synonymCarissa carandas var. paucinervia (A.DC.) Bedd.
synonymCarissa cochinchinensis Pierre ex Pitard
synonymCarissa comorensis (Pichon) Markgr.
synonymCarissa congesta Wight
synonymCarissa coriacea Wall. ex G.Don
synonymCarissa cornifolia Jaub. & Spach
synonymCarissa dalzellii Bedd.
synonymCarissa densiflora Baker
synonymCarissa densiflora var. microphylla Danguy ex Lecomte
synonymCarissa diffusa Roxb.
synonymCarissa dulcis Schumach. & Thonn.
synonymCarissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl
synonymCarissa edulis f. nummularis (Pichon) Markgr.
synonymCarissa edulis f. pubescens (A.DC.) Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis subsp. continentalis Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis subsp. madagascariensis (Thouars) Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis var. ambungana Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis var. comorensis Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis var. densiflora (Baker) Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis var. horrida (Pichon) Markgr.
synonymCarissa edulis var. lucubea Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis var. major Stapf
synonymCarissa edulis var. microphylla (Danguy ex Lecomte) Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis var. revoluta (Scott-Elliot) Markgr.
synonymCarissa edulis var. sechellensis (Baker) Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis var. septentrionalis Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis var. subtrinervia Pichon
synonymCarissa edulis var. tomentosa (A.Rich.) Stapf
synonymCarissa gangetica Stapf ex Gamble
synonymCarissa hirsuta Roth
synonymCarissa horrida Pichon
synonymCarissa inermis Vahl
synonymCarissa lanceolata Dalzell
synonymCarissa laotica Pitard
synonymCarissa laotica var. ferruginea Kerr
synonymCarissa laxiflora Benth.
synonymCarissa macrophylla Wall. ex G. Don
synonymCarissa madagascariensis Thouars
synonymCarissa mitis Heynh. ex A.DC.
synonymCarissa obovata Markgr.
synonymCarissa oleoides Markgr.
synonymCarissa opaca Stapf ex Haines
synonymCarissa ovata R.Br.
synonymCarissa ovata var. pubescens F.M.Bailey
synonymCarissa ovata var. stolonifera F.M.Bailey
synonymCarissa papuana Markgr.
synonymCarissa paucinervia A.DC.
synonymCarissa pilosa Schinz
synonymCarissa pubescens A.DC.
synonymCarissa revoluta Scott Elliott
synonymCarissa richardiana Jaub. & Spach
synonymCarissa scabra R.Br.
synonymCarissa sechellensis Baker
synonymCarissa septentrionalis (Pichon) Markgr.
synonymCarissa stolonifera (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey ex Perrot & Vogt
synonymCarissa suavissima Bedd. ex Hook. fil.
synonymCarissa tomentosa A.Rich.
synonymCarissa velutina Domin
synonymCarissa villosa Roxb.
synonymCarissa xylopicron Thouars
synonymCarissa yunnanensis Tsiang & P.T. Li
synonymDamnacanthus esquirolii H.Lév.
synonymJasminonerium densiflorum (Baker) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium dulce (Schumach. & Thonn.) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium edule (Forssk.) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium inerme (Vahl) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium laxiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium madagascariense (Thouars) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium ovatum (R.Br.) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium pubescens (A.DC.) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium sechellense (Baker) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium suavissimum (Bedd. ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium tomentosum (A.Rich.) Kuntze
synonymJasminonerium xylopicron (Thouars) Kuntze
🗒 Common Names
Hin
  • Karaunda
Hindi
  • Jungli Karonda जंगली करौंदा
  • Karaunda
Irula
  • Kalakkodi
Marathi
  • Karvand
Oriya
  • Karamdika
Other
  • Sirukavala
  • Wild Karanda
Tamil
  • Sirukilaa
  • சிருகிலா Chirukila
Telugu
  • Kavali
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Diagnostic Keys
Description
Habit: A spreading, spiny shrub, upto 4m.
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    📚 Natural History
    Morphology

    Growth Form

    Tree
    Tree
    Flower

    In terminal or axillary cymes; white. Flowering from February-April.

    Fruit

    A globose berry; green tinged red, dark blue when ripe; seeds 4, ellipsoid. Fruiting throughout the year.

    Field tips

    Branchlets with forked spines. Latex white.

    Leaf Arrangement

    Opposite-decussate

    Leaf Type

    Simple

    Leaf Shape

    Elliptic-ovate

    Leaf Apex

    Acute

    Leaf Base

    Acute

    Leaf Margin

    Entire

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      Miscellaneous Details
      Fruits edible.
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        📚 Habitat and Distribution
        General Habitat
        Common in the plains from the coast, in scrub jungles. Found upto 900m, on degraded slopes. India, Sri Lanka, Burma.
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          Description
          Found in deciduous forests and scrub jungles from plains to 900m. Common. India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
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            📚 Occurrence
            No Data
            📚 Uses and Management
            Uses

            System of Medicines Used In

            Ayurveda
            Ayurveda
            Folk medicine
            Folk medicine
            Siddha
            Siddha
            Unripe fruits are pickled and the ripe fruits are eaten raw or made into jams and jellies. Regular intake of the tender fruits helps to cure mouth ulcers.
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              System Of Medicines Used In

              Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha

              FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=448
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                Folklore
                Indigenous Information: Fruits edible.
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                  📚 Information Listing
                  References
                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=448
                  Information Listing > References
                  1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=448

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                  📚 Meta data
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                  🐾 Taxonomy
                  RootRoot
                  KingdomPlantae
                  PhylumTracheophyta
                  ClassMagnoliopsida
                  OrderGentianales
                  FamilyApocynaceae
                  GenusCarissa
                  SpeciesCarissa spinarum L.
                  📊 Temporal Distribution
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