Apocynaceae FAMILY
Carissa tetramera
Carissa tetramera
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Carissa tetramera is a shrub or small tree growing up to 4 metres tall. The plant is armed with strong spines that are usually forked. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local consumption.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, northern S. Africa.
HabitatOpen woodland[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].