Typical of the Apocynaceae family
Carissa spinarum
Garnae / Bush Plum गरने
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- February-July
Garnae in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | गरने | Garnae, Kharanu, Khirni, Karunda |
| Bengali | Not recorded | Karamacha |
| Tamil | சிருகிலா | Chirukila, Kalachedi, Kalakkay |
| Telugu | Not recorded | Kavali |
| Malayalam | ചെറുമുൾച്ചെടി | Not recorded |
| Marathi | करवंद | karvand |
| Sanskrit | Not recorded | Avighna, Karamarda |
| Gujarati | Not recorded | Karmarda |
See the original recorded 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
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, Nicobar Is., West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Africa to Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Scrub jungles
- Explore nearby plants
- Telangana →Karnataka →Maharashtra →
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How to identify Garnae
Identify Garnae 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: Small edible plum-like berries (bush plum).
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
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, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- 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 Garnae itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for Garnae itself; the rest are typical of the Apocynaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Garnae
A member of the Apocynaceae family, Bush Plum (Carissa spinarum) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 14 other states. It grows in scrub jungles. Flowering and fruiting run from February to July.
Apocynaceae
Dogbane family
Garnae belongs to the Apocynaceae family.
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