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Bengal currant
Bengal currant
Carissa carandas
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical scrubland
Range
South Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Rare

About

The Bengal currant is a hardy, drought-tolerant shrub that thrives well in a wide range of soils. It produces berry-sized fruits that are commonly used as a condiment in Indian pickles and spices.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Carissa
Species
Carissa carandas