Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) flower Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Cape Town Western Cape South Africa

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Family: Apocynaceae Common names: Natal plum, big num-num (Eng.); grootnoem-noem (Afr.); Amatungulu (Zulu). is a shrub native to South Africa, where it is commonly called the Large Num-Num. In Zulu , as well as in the Bantu tribes of Uganda, it is called amatungulu. In Afrikaans the fruit is called Noem-Noem. It grows in coastal bush, coastal forests and on sand dunes, from Humansdorp northwards through Kwazulu-Natal to Mozambique.

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Location: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Rhodes Drive Newlands Cape Town Western Cape South Africa
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
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