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Scientific Name | Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A.DC. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Synonyms | Carissa grandiflora (E.Mey.) A.DC. |
Common Names | Amatoengoela (a), Amatungula (a), Amatungulu (e), Big Num-num (e), Groot Noem-noem (a), Grootnoem-noem (a), Large Num-num (e), Natal Plum (e), Nmthungulu (x) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2018/10/03 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Carissa macrocarpa is a widespread and common species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal |
Range | This species is widespread along the east coast of South Africa, from Humansdorp to Kosi Bay, and extending to Mozambique as far north as Angoche. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Northern Coastal Forest, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Maputaland Coastal Belt, St Francis Dune Thicket, Subtropical Dune Thicket, Lowveld Riverine Forest, Scarp Forest, Transkei Coastal Belt, Southern Mistbelt Forest, Eastern Valley Bushveld, Albany Valley Thicket, Subtropical Alluvial Vegetation, Albany Alluvial Vegetation, Zululand Lowveld, Hamburg Dune Thicket, Umtiza Forest Thicket, Sundays Valley Thicket, Sardinia Forest Thicket, Maputaland Wooded Grassland |
Description | It occurs in coastal forest margins, coastal bush and dune thicket. |
Threats |
| This species is threatened in places by habitat loss to urban expansion and coastal development. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A.DC. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. and Schmidt, E. 2018. Trees and shrubs Mozambique. Publishing Print Matters, Cape Town.
Coates Palgrave, M. 2002. Keith Coates Palgrave Trees of southern Africa. 3rd Edition. Struik, Cape Town.
Codd, L.E. 1963. Apocynaceae. In: R.A. Dyer, L.E. Codd and H.B. Rycroft (eds). Flora of southern Africa 26 (Myrsinaceae-Apocynaceae):244-296. Botanica Research Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 2000. Cape Plants: A conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa. Strelitzia 9. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. and Kupicha, F.K. 1985. Apocynaceae. In: E. Launert (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 7 (Part 2):395-498. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2018. Carissa macrocarpa (Eckl.) A.DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/12 |
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