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Taxon:  Carissa carandas L.



Summary
Genus:
Carissa
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Rauvolfioideae
Tribe:
Carisseae
Nomen number:
9159
Place of publication:
Mant. pl. 1:52. 1767
Verified:
10/06/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. Flora of Java. 1963-1968
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage. 2002
  5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  6. Fosberg, F. R. et al. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. 1979-1982
  7. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
  8. Hara, H. et al. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal. 1978-1982
  9. Kunkel, G. Plants for human consumption. 1984
  10. Leeuwenberg, A. J. M. & F. J. H. van Dilst. 2001. Series of revisions of Apocynaceae XLIX. Carissa L. Agric. Univ. Wageningen Pap. 2001-1:22-27.
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  12. Matthew, K. M. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. 1983
  13. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
  14. Parrotta, J. A. Healing plants of peninsular India. 2001
  15. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  16. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. Flora of Thailand. 1970-
  17. Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 2:323-324.
  18. Walker, E. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands. 1976
  19. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Common names
English
Bengal-currants –
carandas-plum –
karanda –
German
karanda Wachsbaum –
Karandang –
Portuguese
carandeira –
Spanish
caranda –
Transcribed Chinese
cu huang guo –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaDelhi 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu 
2CultivatedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2CultivatedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
2CultivatedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (U.S.)  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi]
Cultivated
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • CARIBBEAN: Martinique, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Suriname
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalboundary/barrier/support Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
Human foodbeverage base Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 2:323-324.
Human foodfruit Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 2:323-324.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9159. Accessed 13 December 2025.


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