Carissa spinarum ?;
Carissa carandas 271011PD02 Flora of Orissa: Dear all sharing the picture of one of the most common wild edible fruit plant of Orissa consumed by all class of people Date of collection: 25/06/11 Place of collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Orissa Habit: Shrub Habitat: Scrub forest and near the edge of the forest beautiful flowers and fruits. These fruits are sold in our area in the name of "Kali maina" mainly near schools as children loves it. The unripe fruits are used in pickles. To add your observations, this plant is locally called Khirikoli (latex fruit) in Orissa as the fruit secret milkey latex during harvesting and also called Nitipokhati (fertile throughout the year) as it produce flower through out the year. C. carandas C. spinarum 1. Lateral veins of leaf ca. 8 pairs 1. Lateral veins of leaf 3-5 pairs 2. Leaves 3.5-8 cm long 2. Leaves 2-5 cm long 3. Leaf apex rounded, emarginate 3. Leaf apex acute or acuminate to apiculate 4. Fruit ellipsoid, 15-25 mm long. 4. Fruit subglobose, 5-12 mm 5. Ripe fruit reddish-purple 5. Ripe fruit shining black |
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