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 (2603)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2500)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2115)
Order: Gentianales (110)
Family: Apocynaceae (36)(family description)
Genus: Carissa (2)
Epithet: macrocarpa A.DC. (2)
Synonyms: Carissa africana A.DC., Carissa carandas Lour., Carissa grandiflora (E.Mey.) A.DC.
africana => of African origin
carandas => from the Malayan vernacular name, 'karandang', for C. carandas
grandiflora => with flowers larger than the normal
macrocarpa => bearing large fruit
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: white