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Carissa carandus
About
Carissa carandas is a species of flowering shrub in the family Apocynaceae. It produces berry-sized fruits that are commonly used as a condiment in Indian pickles and spices. The fruit is black and tastes sweet or sour depending on the plant. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant that thrives well in a wide range of soils. Common names in English include Bengal currant, Christ's thorn, Carandas plum, Karonda, Karvanda and Kanna.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Carissa carandus
- Slug
- carissa-carandus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Carissa
- Species
- carandus
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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