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Carissa macrocarpa is a shrub native to tropical and southern Africa. It is commonly known as the Natal plum and, in South Africa, the large num-num.In Zulu, as well as in the Bantu tribes of Uganda, it is called Amathungulu or umThungulu oBomvu.
The fruit of the carissa is an oblong berry which contains numerous small seeds. [5] The green fruit is poisonous, sometimes dangerously so, as is the entire plant; however, the ripe fruits are edible (though possibly tart), with some species having fruity flavors and overtones of strawberry or apple.
A related species, the yellow plum (Ximenia americana), occurs in western United States. The sourplum can be located from Tanzania to KwaZulu-Natal. In the wild, it is found in woodlands, grasslands, rocky outcrops and sometimes termite mounds. [6] All parts of the tree and its fruits are used in cultural remedies. [5]
Carissa macrocarpa, the Natal plum, a shrub native to South Africa; Clinosperma macrocarpa, a palm tree species found in New Caledonia; Cupressus macrocarpa, the Monterey cypress, a tree species, known simply as macrocarpa in Australia and New Zealand
Botryosphaeria quercuum is a fungal plant pathogen that causes cankers in avocado, dieback on mango and leaf spot [1] in natal plum (carissa grandiflora). References
Carissa (Natal plum) produces an edible fruit, but all other parts of the plant are poisonous. [41] The genus Apocynum was reportedly used as a source of fiber by Native Americans. [42] The aromatic fruit juice from Saba comorensis (syn. Landolphia comorensis, the Bungo or Mbungo fruit) is used as a drink. [43]
The remainder range from common types of fruits and nuts (grapes, berries, stone fruit, melons, citrus, walnuts, hickory nuts) to lesser-known native fruits (Eastern shadbush) and species newly introduced in the United States or not yet grown there: cherimoya, avocado, natal plum, sweetsop, etc.
Englerophytum magalismontanum, commonly known as stamvrug, is an evergreen tree that mostly grows in rocky places.It has an extensive range, from northern KwaZulu-Natal northwards along the east coast and into the southern African interior, and northwards into tropical Africa.