✿Apocynaceae · Carissa
Bush Plum
Carissa inermis
Climbing shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- January-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Carissa inermis
- Genus
- Carissa
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves are glossy green, opposite, narrow ovate to lanceolate and 1–5 cm (0.4–2.0 in) in length.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaves are glossy green, opposite, narrow ovate to lanceolate and 1–5 cm (0.4–2.0 in) in length.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bush Plum itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bush Plum itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bush Plum
Bush Plum (Carissa inermis) is a climbing shrub in the Apocynaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in evergreen and Semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to June.
Botanical family
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Bush Plum belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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