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Carissa spinarum
Bush Plum
As recorded: Carissa spinarum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Apocynaceae
- Collected by
- Cooray, R.G.
- Collector number
- 68102204R
- Date
- October 22, 1968
- Locality
- Rakinawala; Ruhuna National Park, Block 1, Plot R33
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Identified by
- Leeuwenberg, A.J.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Carissa spinarum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 712 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Louis Trichardt, Limpopo, ZA
(c) Nicky Firer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Afrique du Sud
(c) Flavien Saboureau, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-08
Blyde Canyon, A Forever Resort, Sabie, Mpumalanga, ZA
(c) silviagu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Tumkur, Karnataka, India
(c) Hareesha A S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Polenahalli, Karnataka, India
(c) Hareesha A S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Sri Lanka
(c) cheavy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carissa spinarum. BISH 571509. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956582618. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571509.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956582618 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026