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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.
Ximenia afra, [3] the sourplum, [4] is a small tree or small shrub that is thinly branched. It is part of the Olacaceae family which is native throughout tropical regions.In particular, the sourplum is native to regions in South East Africa, mainly Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. [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]
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.
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.