Common name
English: Natal plum
German: Natalpflaume
Mandarin: 大花假虎刺 (da hua jia hu ci)
Portuguese: Ameixa-de-natal
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2616)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2519)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2128)
Order: Gentianales (111)
Family: Apocynaceae (36)(family description)
Genus: Carissa (2)
Epithet: macrocarpa A.DC. (2)
Synonyms: Arduina grandiflora E.Mey., Arduina macrocarpa Eckl., Carissa africana A.DC., Carissa carandas Lour., Carissa grandiflora (E.Mey.) A.DC., Carissa praetermissa Kupicha, Jasminonerium africanum (A.DC.) Kuntze, Jasminonerium grandiflorum (E.Mey.) Kuntze, Jasminonerium macrocarpum (Eckl.) Kuntze
africana => of African origin
africanum => of African origin
carandas => from the Malayan vernacular name, 'karandang', for C. carandas
grandiflora => with flowers larger than the normal
grandiflorum => with flowers larger than the normal
macrocarpa => bearing large fruit
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white