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*''Carissa congesta'' Wight.

*Climbing shrub, usually 3-5 m tall, rich in white latex, branches with simple or branched sharp spines. *Fruit a berry, in clusters of 3-10, globose to broad-ovoid, 1-2.5 cm long, dark purple to blackish.  It is grown in full sun, in not too humid regions. Propagation usually by seed, vegetative propagation is difficult.

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