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Scientific Name | Carissa spinarum L. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Azima pubescens Suess., Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl |
Common Names | Arabian Num-num (e), Carissa (e), Climbing Num-num (e), Murungulu (v), Num-num (e), Umlugulu (nd) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2023/08/22 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | An incredibly widespread species globally with a national extent of occurrence (EOO) of at least 150 840 km², it is not in danger of extinction. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | This species occurs in tropical and southern Africa from Senegal to Socotra in the East and to Namibia and KwaZulu-Natal in the South, Seychelles, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Aru Islands, New Guinea, Australia (West to Queensland) and New Caledonia. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Forest, Savanna |
Description | Plants grow in wet or dry forest, thickets or savannas. |
Threats |
| This species has no significant threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. and Van Dilst, F.J.H. 2001. Series of revisions of Apocynaceae XLIX: Carissa L. Wageningen Agricultural University Papers 2001:1-126. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2023. Carissa spinarum L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2024/12/06 |
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