Bush Plum vs Natal plum

Carissa spinarum compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush Plum	Natal plum
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family same	Apocynaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus same	Carissa	Carissa
Species	Carissa spinarum	Carissa macrocarpa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bush Plum and Natal plum share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carissa.

Conservation Status

Bush Plum

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush Plum	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush Plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Guinea.

Natal plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bush Plum

The Bush Plum (Carissa spinarum) is a species in the genus Carissa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil