Garnae / Bush Plum
Carissa spinarum
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Carissa spinarum
- Genus
- Carissa
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- 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
Typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गरने Garnae, Kharanu, Khirni, Karunda
- Bengali
- Karamacha
- Tamil
- சிருகிலா Chirukila, Kalachedi, Kalakkay
- Telugu
- Kavali
- Malayalam
- ചെറുമുൾച്ചെടി
- Marathi
- karvand, करवंद
- Sanskrit
- Avighna, Karamarda
- Gujarati
- Karmarda
About Garnae
Bush Plum (Carissa spinarum) is a shrub belonging to the Apocynaceae family (Dogbane family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple leaves, cymose/umbellate flower clusters, follicle pair fruit. It is typically found in scrub jungles. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-July. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Garnae belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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