Apocynaceae

Carissa L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 1: 7 (1767), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa to Indo-China, Australia to New Caledonia.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China South-Central, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Queensland, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Arizona, Ascension, Bahamas, Caroline Is., China Southeast, El Salvador, Florida, Hainan, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Marianas, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 4, 1: 88. Nom. cons.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Mant. Pl.: 7, 52 (1767), nom. conserv.
  • Markgraf in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 15: 455 (1942).
  • Pichon in Mém. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., N.S. 24: 130 (1948) pro parte excl. Sect. Acokanthera (G. Don) Pichon.
  • Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 2: 189 (1767)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Leeuwenberg & van Dilst in Wageningen Univ. Pap. 2001(1): 1–109 (2001).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kupicha in F.Z. 7, 2: 398–404 (1985)
  • Leeuwenberg & van Dilst in Wageningen Univ. Pap. 01.1: 1–109 (2001)
  • Mant. Pl. Alt. 7: 52 (1767), nom. conserv.
  • Syst. Nat., ed.12, 2: 189 (1767)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2019 Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Zandamela, J.; Melecuane, B. (driver); Chilosse, E.P. (guide) [JO1674] Mozambique K001346498 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Cours, G. [2328] Madagascar K000233554 Type No
Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 1681] Mauritius K001113838 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1679] India K001113835 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ratovoson, F.; Rafaralahy, R. [180] Madagascar K001600701 Yes
Peter, A. [58167] Tanzania K001604034 Yes
Smith, A.R.; Lavranos, J. [437] Yemen K:SPC-30600.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1679] K001113833 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1679] K001113834 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0