Carissa, a genus of Apocynaceæ. C. Carandas is a thorny shrub, much used for fences in India, and the fruit for tarts and preserves. Some species are as bitter as gentian, notably C. xylopieron, the Bois amère of Mauritius.
Carissa
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 768
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