Carissa tetramera

Carissa tetramera, the sand num-num,^[2] is a plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae. The specific epithet tetramera means 'four parts', referring to the flower.^[2]

Carissa tetramera
At Durban Botanic Gardens, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Genus:	Carissa
Species:	C. tetramera
Binomial name
Carissa tetramera (Sacleux) Stapf[1]
Synonyms[1]
Arduina tetramera Sacleux

Description

Carissa tetramera grows as a shrub up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall. Its strong-scented flowers feature a white corolla, often tinged pink. The fruit is red to purple-black when ripe.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

Carissa tetramera is native to Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and Northern Provinces).^[1] Its habitat is dry open woodland.^[2]