Carissa: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Carissa
Species
Scientific Name: Carissa

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Carissa

Carissa is a genus of shrubs or small trees native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and Asia. Until recently about 100 species were listed, but most of them have been relegated to the status of synonyms or assigned to other genera, such as Acokanthera.

Carissa in languages:

Afrikaans: Noemnoems
Chinese: 假虎刺屬
English: Num-nums
Finnish: luumikit
Japanese: カリッサ属
Russian: Карисса
Thai: สกุล หีบไม้งาม

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