Scientific Name :
Carissa spinarum L.
Synonym :
Antura edulis Forssk.
Carissa axillaris Roxb.
Common Name : Wild Karanda, Garnae, Karvand .
Plant Family : Apocynaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to December
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 5 m
Stem: Grey, smooth, spinous, spines paried pointed, banchlet zizag
Leaves: Simple, shining, elliptical ovate, leaf apex cuspidate
Flowers: Calyx gamosepalous, corolla five, stamens inside corolla tube
Inflorescence: Umbel
Fruit: Berry, black when ripe
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : Africa to Indo-China, Australia to New Caledonia.
Uses : Used in trreatment of malaria, ulcers, sickel cell anemia, asthma and pain
