*Carissa macrocarpa (Ecklon) A.L.P.P. de Candolle. Common name: Natal-plum. Phenology: Mar-Oct; Jun-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed uplands. Distribution: Native of s. Africa.
ID notes: The stems are armed with stout bifurcated spines.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl5, FNA14, K4, Meso4.1, WH3; Arduina macrocarpa Ecklon. Basionym: Arduina macrocarpa Eckl. 1830
Links to other floras: = Carissa macrocarpa - FNA14
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