Typical of the Apocynaceae family
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Carissa carandas. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India, SE. Bangladesh.
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How to identify Carissa salicina
Identify Carissa salicina by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Narrow willow-like (salicina) leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-October.
- Confirm it sits within the Apocynaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Carissa salicina.
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
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
- 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.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Carissa salicina belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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