Carissa carandas Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 189; Mantissa Plantarum: 52. 1767.

"Habitat in India." RCN: 1704.

Lectotype (Huber in Abeywickrama, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1(1): 9. 1973): [icon] “Carandas” in Rumphius, Herb. Amboin. Auct.: 57, t. 25. 1755.

Generitype of Carissa Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Carissa carandas L. ( Apocynaceae).

Note: Carissa Linnaeus, nom. cons. against Carandas Adans.