Carissa carandas is a species of flowering shrub in the family Apocynaceae. It produces berry-sized fruits that are commonly used as a condiment in Indian pickles and spices. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant that thrives well in a wide range of soils. Common names in English include Bengal currant, Christ's thorn,[1]Carandas plum, Karonda, Karanda and Kanna .[2][3]
The supposed varieties congesta and paucinervia refer to the related conkerberry (C. spinarum).
^<Khare CP. Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary Springer Berlin; 2007 pg. 123.
^Lim TK. Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants; Volume 1, Fruits Springer Berlin; 2012. p. 240–245
^"Carissa carandas". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
Carissacarandas is a species of flowering shrub in the family Apocynaceae. It produces berry-sized fruits that are commonly used as a condiment in Indian...
wild karanda /wild karavanda, referring to the related karanda (C. carandas). Carissa spinarum is often discussed under its many obsolete synonyms (see...
reptiles, are drawn to the vivid red Carissa fruits, consuming them and distributing the seed. Carissacarandas is cultivated in several Asiatic countries...
on which the hornbills fed were Streblus asper, Cansjera rheedii, Carissacarandas, Grewia tiliaefolia, Lannea coromandelica, Ficus spp., Sterculia urens...
emarginatus Vahl as a natural scouring agent in dyeing of cotton with Carissacarandas leaf extract" (PDF). BioLife. 2 (2): 599–604. Archived from the original...
Prosopis spp., Azadirachta indica, Cassia fistula, Diospyros chloroxylon, Carissacarandas, and Phoenix sylvestris. There are also several other habitat types...
Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Maharashtra). The larvae feed on Carissacarandas. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. Global Taxonomic...
memory. Male dispersing pheromones Female laying egg Egg Caterpillar on Carissacarandas, Kerala Beginning of pupation Shiny pupa Another shiny pupa Last stage...
include Vites negundo, zizyphus species, Cassia auriculata(tarwad), Carissacarandas, and Helicteres isora(Murudsheng) and Ghaneri shrubs are also found...
used as pillow when they wandered in the wilderness, as well as a Carissacarandas tree related to the legend. Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise)...
hedge in 1878 after a decision was made to abandon the line in 1879. Carissacarandas, an easy-to-grow drought-resistant sturdy shrub that grows in a variety...
rock they used as pillow when they wandered in the wilderness and a Carissacarandas tree. Sa Siliam (สระสี่เหลี่ยม), also in Chonburi Province, is said...
include Vites negundo, zizyphus species, Cassia auriculata (tarwad), Carissacarandas, and Helicteres isora (Murudsheng). The animals include Leopard, wild...
amara, Zizyphus sp. and a few Azadirachta indica, Dodonaea viscosa Carissacarandas, Pterolobium hexapetalum, Euphorbia, Acalypha fruticosa and Ocimum...
I Alstonia scholaris - N Calotropis gigantea - N Carissacarandas - N Carissa grandiflora - I Carissa spinarum - N Cerbera odollam - N Nerium oleander...
Réunion, Uganda and Tanzania. The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The larvae feed on Carissacarandas, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Diospora deltoidea, Cajanus cajan, Calopogonium...
Brachystelma: Genus Callichilia: Genus Calotropis: Genus Caralluma: Genus Carandas: Genus Carissa: Genus Cascabela: Genus Catharanthus: Genus Ceropegia: Genus Chlorocyathus:...