Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyApocynaceae
GenusCarissa
Scientific name with authorshipCarissa spinarum L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Antura edulis Forssk.Antura hadiensis J.F.Gmel.Arduina brownii K.Schum.Arduina campenonii DrakeArduina edulis (Forssk.) Spreng.Arduina xylopicron (Thouars) Baill.Cabucala brachyantha PichonCarandas edulis (Forssk.) HiernCarissa abyssinica R.Br.Carissa axillaris Roxb.Carissa brownii var. angustifolia KempeCarissa campenonii (Drake) PalackýCarissa candolleana Jaub. & SpachCarissa carandas Lodd.Carissa cochinchinensis PierreCarissa cochinchinensis Pierre ex Pit.Carissa comorensis (Pichon) Markgr.Carissa coriacea Wall.Carissa coriacea Wall. ex G.DonCarissa cornifolia Jaub. & SpachCarissa densiflora BakerCarissa densiflora var. microphylla DanguyCarissa densiflora var. microphylla Danguy ex LecomteCarissa diffusa Roxb.Carissa dulcis Schumach. & Thonn.Carissa edulis (Forssk.) VahlCarissa edulis f. nummularis (Pichon) Markgr.Carissa edulis f. pubescens (A.DC.) PichonCarissa edulis subsp. continentalis PichonCarissa edulis subsp. madagascariensis (Thouars) PichonCarissa edulis var. ambungana PichonCarissa edulis var. comorensis PichonCarissa edulis var. densiflora (Baker) PichonCarissa edulis var. edulisCarissa edulis var. horrida (Pichon) Markgr.Carissa edulis var. lucubea PichonCarissa edulis var. major StapfCarissa edulis var. microphylla (Danguy ex Lecomte) PichonCarissa edulis var. nummularis PichonCarissa edulis var. revoluta (Scott Elliot) Markgr.Carissa edulis var. sechellensis (Baker) PichonCarissa edulis var. septentrionalis PichonCarissa edulis var. subtrinervia PichonCarissa edulis var. tomentosa (A.Rich.) StapfCarissa hirsuta RothCarissa horrida PichonCarissa lanceolata R.Br.Carissa laotica Pit.Carissa laotica var. ferruginea KerrCarissa macrophylla Wall.Carissa madagascariensis ThouarsCarissa mitis Heynh.Carissa mitis Heynh. ex A.DC.Carissa obovata Markgr.Carissa oleoides Markgr.Carissa papuana Markgr.Carissa pilosa SchinzCarissa pubescens A.DC.Carissa revoluta Scott ElliotCarissa richardiana Jaub. & SpachCarissa sechellensis BakerCarissa septentrionalis (Pichon) Markgr.Carissa spinarum Lodd. ex A.DC.Carissa spinarum var. diffusa (Roxb.) HainesCarissa spinarum var. hirsuta (Roth) Hook.fil.Carissa tomentosa A.Rich.Carissa velutina DominCarissa villosa Roxb.Carissa xylopicron ThouarsCarissa yunnanensis Tsiang & P.T.LiDamnacanthus esquirolii H.Lév.Jasminonerium carandas var. spinarum (L.) Kuntze, 1891Jasminonerium densiflorum (Baker) KuntzeJasminonerium dulce (Schumach. & Thonn.) KuntzeJasminonerium edule (Forssk.) KuntzeJasminonerium inerme (Vahl) KuntzeJasminonerium laxiflorum (Benth.) KuntzeJasminonerium madagascariense (Thouars) KuntzeJasminonerium pubescens (A.DC.) KuntzeJasminonerium sechellense (Baker) KuntzeJasminonerium tomentosum (A.Rich.) KuntzeJasminonerium xylopicron (Thouars) KuntzeStrychnos pungens Gagnep.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier77756-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.