Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Carissa ovata
Apocynaceae Juss.
Carissa ovata R.Br. , legitimate, scientific
Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 468 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "(T.) v.v."
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1863), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 4(25): 45 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Carissa brownii F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 415 [basionym]
basionym of: Jasminonerium ovatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 317 [secondary reference]
  • Vernacular: Karey
  • Vernacular: Ulorin
  • Vernacular: Kunkerberry
Maiden, J.H. & Betche, E. (1916), A Census of New South Wales Plants: 173 [basionym]
basionym of: Carissa brownii var. ovata (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche legitimate
Domin, K. (September 1928), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1075 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Carissa brownii F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Bateman, W. & Specht, R.L. in Specht, R.L. & Mountford, C.P. (ed.) (August 1958), Some ecological and systematic notes on the vegetation near Mt. Marumba in the centre of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land No. 3 Botany and Plant Ecology: 331 [secondary reference]
Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 60 [secondary reference]
common name: Currant Bush [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 68 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Carissa brownii var. ovata (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa brownii F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 141 [secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Apocynaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 304 [secondary reference]
common name: Blackberry [n/a] common name: Currant Bush [n/a]
Harden, G.J. & Williams, J.B. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1992), Apocynaceae. Flora of New South Wales 3: 515 [secondary reference]
common name: Currant Bush [n/a]
Wheeler, J.R. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Apocynaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 702, Fig. 216F [secondary reference]
common name: Currant bush [n/a]
Forster, P.I. (19 October 1992), A taxonomic revision of Carissa (Apocynaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 5(5): 586-588 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: Queensland: Thirsty Sound, 6.ix.1802, R.Brown [Iter Australiense 2850] (lecto (here designated): BM, 2 sheets [photo at BRI!]; isolecto: CANB! [CANB278879], K [photo at BRI!])."
nomenclatural synonym: Jasminonerium ovatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Carissa brownii var. ovata (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa ovata var. stolonifera F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa ovata var. pubescens F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa stolonifera P.I.Forst. nom. inval., pro syn. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Carissa brownii F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 301 [secondary reference]
Forster, P.I. in Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1996), Apocynaceae. Flora of Australia 28: 109, Fig. 48A-B, Map 142 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Jasminonerium ovatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Carissa brownii var. ovata (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa ovata var. stolonifera F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa ovata var. pubescens F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa stolonifera P.I.Forst. nom. inval., pro syn. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Carissa brownii F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. common name: Currant Bush [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 56 [secondary reference]
Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 98 [secondary reference]
common name: Currant Bush [n/a]
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Dilst, F.J.H. van (2001), Series of revisions of Apocynaceae XLIX. Carissa L. Wageningen University Papers 2001-01: 36 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Carissa spinarum L. legitimate
Jessup, L.W. (22 April 2002), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 2 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Carissa ovata R.Br. var. ovata legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa ovata var. stolonifera F.M.Bailey legitimate
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. (2003), Australian tropical rain forest plants. Trees, Shrubs and Vines: Code 2159 [secondary reference]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 34-35 [secondary reference]
common name: Kunkerberry [n/a] common name: Currant Bush [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Carissa spinarum L. legitimate
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Jasminonerium ovatum (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Carissa ovata R.Br. var. ovata legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Carissa brownii var. ovata (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa ovata var. stolonifera F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa ovata var. pubescens F.M.Bailey legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carissa ovata f. 'small-leaved' [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Carissa ovata f. 'large-leaved' [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Carissa stolonifera A.D.Chapm. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Carissa stolonifera P.I.Forst. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Carissa stolonifera P.I.Forst. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Carissa stolonifera Leeuwenb. & Dilst nom. inval., pro syn. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Carissa brownii F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. pro parte misapplication: Carissa spinarum L. legitimate by Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Dilst, F.J.H. van (2001), Series of revisions of Apocynaceae XLIX. Carissa L. Wageningen University Papers 2001-01: 35-70, Figs 7-10, Maps 6, 7
  • APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW
Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34: 8 [secondary reference]
pro parte misapplication: Carissa spinarum L. legitimate by Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. & Dilst, F.J.H. van (2001), Series of revisions of Apocynaceae XLIX. Carissa L. Wageningen University Papers 2001-01: 35-70, Figs 7-10, Maps 6, 7