Carissa tetramera | |
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At Durban Botanic Gardens, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Apocynaceae |
Genus: | Carissa |
Species: | C. tetramera
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Binomial name | |
Carissa tetramera | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Carissa tetramera, the sand num-num, [2] is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. The specific epithet tetramera means "four parts", referring to the flower. [2]
Carissa tetramera grows as a shrub up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall. Its strong-scented flowers feature a white corolla, often tinged pink. The fruit is red to purple-black when ripe. [2]
Carissa tetramera is native to Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa ( KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces). [1] Its habitat is dry open woodland. [2]