Evergreen to semi-evergreen spiny shrub ; up to 3 m tall . Stems branching profusely , occasionally scrambling ; bark scaly , greyish black ; spines simple , forked , straight , rigid , 0 . 8−3 cm long . Leaves opposite , 1−3(−5) × 0 . 5−1 . 5(−3) cm , leathery , glossy , green , ovate to ovate-elliptic , base cuneate to rounded , apex acute to sometimes mucronulate , margins entire , shortly tomentose ; stipules absent ; petiole 0 . 5-3 mm long . Inflorescences subsessile in terminal corymbs ; pedicels 0−2 mm . Flowers fragrant , white , tinged pink ; calyx 2 mm , 5-lobed above to half its length , tomentose ; corolla tubular , widest at throat , 5-lobed above , the lobes spreading ; tube cylindrical , 7−8 mm , lobes 6 × 2 mm , oblong-ovate , acute , ciliate , overlapping to the right in bud ; stamens 5 ; filaments short , inserted towards the top of corolla tube , included ; ovary entire , 2-celled , 2-ovules per cell ; style simple ; stigma shortly cylindrical or elliptic with bifid hairy tip . Fruit berry , 8−10 mm in diameter , globose , fleshy , reddish brown . Seeds flat .
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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Not Common
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Carrisse
Conkeberry
Bush Plum
Currant Bush
Wild Karanda
In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "The pretty star-shaped flowers of this low, thorny bush later produce small, dark edible berries. Although these were not an important food source, they could be eaten, and were also gathered to treat painful abdominal conditions such as colic, menstrual pains, constipation, and the griping pains of gastro-enteritis". (Ref. Plants of Dhofar). In addition, Ghazanfar (2015) mentioned that: "The berries have been used in tradition medicinal for abdominal pain, constipation, gastro-enteritis and menstrual pain, and the leaves made into a poultice for toothache". (Ref. flora of Oman, vol. 3).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
