''Carissa tetramera'', the sand num-num,
[ is a plant in the dogbane family ]Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of ...
. The specific epithet ''tetramera'' means "four parts", referring to the flower.[
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Description
''Carissa tetramera'' grows as a shrub up to tall. Its strong-scented flowers feature a white corolla, often tinged pink. The fruit is red to purple-black when ripe.[
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Distribution and habitat
''Carissa tetramera'' is native to Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa ( KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces
The Northern Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "TVL". It includes the So ...
).[ Its habitat is dry open woodland.][
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References
tetramera
Flora of Kenya
Flora of Tanzania
Flora of Zimbabwe
Flora of Mozambique
Flora of Swaziland
Flora of KwaZulu-Natal
Flora of the Northern Provinces
Plants described in 1893
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