Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Carissa salicina
- Genus
- Carissa
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Carissa salicina itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Carissa salicina
Carissa salicina belongs to the Apocynaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Botanical family
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Carissa salicina belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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