Mazhar Botanic Garden

Carissa bispinosa (L.) Desf. ex Brenan

Hedge Thorn

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001130
Common name: Hedge Thorn
English name: Forest num-num
Arabic name: كاريسا بيسباينوزا
Native: Africa: Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Madagascar
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall the branches exhibiting a repeated forked pattern leaves opposite, simple, ovate or ovate elliptic, glossy dark green above, paler below flowers fragrant, starry-white fruits berries, edible, scarlet to crimson oval 

Ornamental and edible. hedge

Carissa cordata Dinter

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Texture: Loam Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds stem cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 5.5-7.0

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