Carissa congesta (2303729787)

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Description: Apocynaceae (dogbane family) » Carissa congesta kar-ISS-uh -- Latinized form of Indian vernacular name for this genus kon-JES-tuh -- meaning, congested, crowded commonly known as: Bengal currant, Christ's thorn, corinda tree, karanda • Bengali: করমচা karamcha • Gujarati: કરારમર્દ kararmarda • Hindi: बलालक balalak, डिण्डिमी dindimi, करौंदा karaunda, सुषेण sushena • Kannada: ಕರೆಕಾಯಿ karekayi • Malayalam: karakka • Marathi: करांदा karanda, करवंद karavanda • Oriya: sushena • Sanskrit: करमर्द्द karamarda, सुषेण sushena • Tamil: களாக்காய் kalakkay, பெருங்களா perungala • Telugu: కలివె kalive, ఓక oka, పెద్ద వాకకాయ pedda-vakakaya Native to: India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka References: Flowers of India • Common Indian Wild Flowers, a book by Isaac Kehimkar. Date: 2 March 2008, 15:53. Source: Carissa congesta. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.