Apocynaceae
Carissa

Carissa carandas L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 1: 52 (1767)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, SE. Bangladesh. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, India

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2022). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 4: 1-522. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Burkill, H.M. [HMB.3529] Malaysia K001492846 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1677] India K001113826 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1677] K001113821 Unknown Type Material Yes
India K:SPC-66037.000 No
India K:SPC-66073.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1677] K001113825 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1677] K001113820 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-66430.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1677] K001113822 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1677] K001113819 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1677] K001113824 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1677] India K001113818 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1677] K001113823 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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