Natal plum: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Natal plum in English is the name of a plant defined with Carissa macrocarpa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jasminonerium grandiflorum (E. Mey.) Kuntze, nom. illeg. (among others).
2) Natal plum is also identified with Ximenia caffra.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise (1775)
· Fl. Mesoamer. (1994)
· South African Quarterly Journal (1830)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1844)
· Kew Bulletin (1981)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1952)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Plum.
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