''Carissa bispinosa'' grows as a shrub or small tree up to tall. Its fragrant flowers feature a white
corolla. The fruit is red when ripe. Its habitat is woodland and forest from to elevation. Vernacular names for the plant include forest num-num and Y-thorned carissa.
''Carissa bispinosa'' is native an area from Uganda to South Africa.
References
External links
PlantZAfrica.comImages on iSpot*
bispinosa
Flora of East Tropical Africa
Flora of South Tropical Africa
Flora of Southern Africa
Plants described in 1767
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