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Carissa sebrabergensis

Common names: Sebraberg numnum (Eng.); Sebraberg-noemnoem (Afr.)

Family: Apocynaceae

... the author thanks Marieta Visagie for the illustration. Carissa sebrabergensis is a much-branched, dichotomously ... summer and autumn (April southern hemisphere). Fig. 2 . Carissa sebrabergensis in habitat on the Sebraberg, ... Kaokoveld, northwestern Namibia. Photo E.J. van Jaarsveld Carissa sebrabergensis is only known from the Sebraberg, ...

02 / 01 / 2023 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: Natal plum, big num-num (Eng.); grootnoem-noem (Afr.); Amatungulu (Zulu)

Family: Apocynaceae

... Cape northwards through Kwazulu-Natal to Mozambique. Carissa Plant 1 m apart to form a dense, impenetrable hedge ... a little frost if planted in a protected spot. The name Carissa is derived from the Sanskrit corissa , the name of ... often conspicuous species in coastal bush and sand dunes. Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A.DC. Carissa macrocarpa The shrub ...

29 / 03 / 2004 | Berenice Carolus | Harold Porter NBG

Common names: forest num-num (Eng.); bosnoemnoem (Afr.); isibethankunzi, isabetha (Zul.)

Family: Apocynaceae

... not uncommon to find fruit and flowers on the same plant. Carissa bispinosa is found in wooded areas from the ... show marked variation throughout the distribution range. Carissa Carissa bispinosa is a fast-growing, medium-sized, evergreen ...

15 / 03 / 2004 | Stoffel Petrus Pieter Bester | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: simple-spined num-num, climbing num-num, small num-num, (Eng.); enkeldoringnoemnoem, ranknoemnoem, kleinnoemnoem (Afr.); mothokolo (North Sotho); mur

Family: Apocynaceae

... Malatji Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden June 2012 Carissa edulis is a much branched spiny evergreen shrub or ... ideal refuge for small animals and reptiles like snakes. Carissa It can be propagated from both seeds and cuttings. ... m per year; it is very drought resistant. The genus name Carissa is derived from the Indian name for plants of this ...

| R Malatjie | Walter Sisulu NBG

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Search results for "Carissa" (displaying 4 of 4 on page 1)

Carissa sebrabergensis

Carissa macrocarpa

Carissa bispinosa

Carissa edulis