Carissa spinarum
Climbing Num-num
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Climbing Num-num | |
| Other names |
Origin
| States and Territories | Somalia; Kenya; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Zambia; Egypt (SE-Egypt); D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Benin; Ghana; Tanzania; Sri Lanka; Andaman Isl. (South Andaman Isl.); ?peninsular Malaysia; Java; Aldabra Isl.; Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Asir); Angola; Rodrigues; Honduras [I]; Ethiopia; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Nepal; Cambodia; Moluccas; Myanmar; Djibouti; Thailand; Seychelles; New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Pakistan; Viet Nam; Yemen (Tihama, W-Yemen); Mozambique; Togo; Cameroon; Guinea-Bissau; Burundi; Guinea; Senegal; Mauritius; Rwanda; Bangladesh; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga); South Sudan; India (throughout drier parts, Jammu & Kashmir); Mali; Oman; Malawi; Congo [Brazzaville]; Zimbabwe; Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl.); Madagascar; Nigeria; Egypt; Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, N-Western Australia); Sudan; Uganda; La Reunion; Soqotra; Pakistan (Swat, Hazara, Murree, Pakistani Punjab, etc.); Central African Republic; Chad; China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan); Eritrea; Ivory Coast | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Gentianales | |||
| Family | Apocynaceae | |||
| Genus | Carissa | |||
| Species | spinarum | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Carissa spinarum L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Wood
Carissa spinarum , ©Dennis Wilson