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Num-nums
Carissa
Carissa is a genus of shrubs or small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and Asia. Until recently about 100 species were listed, but most of them have been relegated to the status of synonyms or assigned to other genera, such as Acokanthera.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Natal Plum
speciesCarissa macrocarpa
num-num
speciesCarissa bispinosa
Bush Plum
speciesCarissa spinarum
Karoo Num-num
speciesCarissa haematocarpa
conkerberry
speciesCarissa ovata
Bengal currant
speciesCarissa carandas
Sand Carissa
speciesCarissa tetramera
Carissa lanceolata
speciesCarissa lanceolata
Carissa sebrabergensis
speciesCarissa sebrabergensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 130216.