✿Apocynaceae · Carissa
Bush Plum
Carissa paucinervia
Shruboutdoor
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- February-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Carissa paucinervia
- Genus
- Carissa
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-October
- 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
A member of the Apocynaceae family, Bush Plum (Carissa paucinervia) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and 3 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from February to October.
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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