Carissa bispinosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Hluhluwe Game Res. 29 Sep 03. 034.jpg
Native to Botswana, Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa
Location Remarks
Northern Drakensberg Mountains. Royal Natal National Park, near Thendele Lodge
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Amathole (Amahlathi NU)
-32.283333, 27.583333
Location Remarks
Moonstone Farm. North of Stutterheim. East of Cathcart on R351, west of Butterworth on H2.
Collectors
Location
South Africa, Mpumalanga (Umjindi NU)
-25.795278, 31.085278
Location Remarks
Southeast of Barberton on highway R40 toward Swaziland. Saddleback Pass in Moodie Mountains.
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Carissa
Specific Epithet
bispinosa
Authorship
(L.) Desf. ex Brenan
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#306,866 of 335,497
Top 92%
Extinction probability
5%
