Carissa tetramera

Carissa tetramera
	At Durban Botanic Gardens, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Carissa
Species:	C. tetramera
Binomial name
	Carissa tetramera; (Sacleux) Stapf
Synonyms
	Arduina tetramera Sacleux;

Carissa tetramera, the sand num-num,^[2] is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. The specific epithet tetramera means "four parts", referring to the flower.^[2]

Description[]

Carissa tetramera grows as a shrub up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall. Its strong-scented flowers feature a white corolla, often tinged pink. The fruit is red to purple-black when ripe.^[2]

Distribution and habitat[]

Carissa tetramera is native to Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces).^[1] Its habitat is dry open woodland.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Carissa tetramera". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Carissa tetramera". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 August 2013.

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[POWO-1] "Carissa tetramera". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[FOZ-2] "Carissa tetramera". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 August 2013.

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