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Carissa (aboriginal name). Apocynaceae. Very branchy spinose shrubs of the tropics of the eastern hemisphere, cultivated for ornament or hedges, but here mainly for the edible berry-like fruits.
 
Carissa (aboriginal name). Apocynaceae. Very branchy spinose shrubs of the tropics of the eastern hemisphere, cultivated for ornament or hedges, but here mainly for the edible berry-like fruits.
 
Flowers white, solitary or in cymes; lobes of calyx and corolla 5, the 5 stamens free and included in the throat, the ovary 2-loculed: lvs. opposite and thick, simple.—About 30 species. Used abroad as greenhouse plants but grown in this country only in S. Fla., and Calif. Prop, by seeds and cuttings of ripe wood.
 
Flowers white, solitary or in cymes; lobes of calyx and corolla 5, the 5 stamens free and included in the throat, the ovary 2-loculed: lvs. opposite and thick, simple.—About 30 species. Used abroad as greenhouse plants but grown in this country only in S. Fla., and Calif. Prop, by seeds and cuttings of ripe wood.
Carissa Carandas, Linn. Caraunda. Christ'S-thorn. Evergreen shrub or small tree, with dark green ovate or elliptic mucronate entire lvs., strong axillary spines (which are often forked) and fragrant white fls. in clusters of 2-3, the corolla twisted to the left in the bud: fr. the size of a cherry (1 in. diam.), reddish, pleasant-flavored. India. L.B.C. 7:663.— Reaches 20 ft. Half-hardy in Cent. Fla. The frs. are eaten from the hand or made into a jelly much like currants when ripe, and pickled when green.
 
  
 
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Carissa (aboriginal name). Apocynaceae. Very branchy spinose shrubs of the tropics of the eastern hemisphere, cultivated for ornament or hedges, but here mainly for the edible berry-like fruits. Flowers white, solitary or in cymes; lobes of calyx and corolla 5, the 5 stamens free and included in the throat, the ovary 2-loculed: lvs. opposite and thick, simple.—About 30 species. Used abroad as greenhouse plants but grown in this country only in S. Fla., and Calif. Prop, by seeds and cuttings of ripe wood.


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