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'''Karanda''' is a climbing shrub or small tree. It grows upto 3 - 5 metres tall. The stems are armed with simple or branched, sharp spines. Very attractive when in fruit, the plant is often grown in the garden both as an ornamental and for its fruit in tropical and subtropical areas. It is not usually grown commercially.
==Uses==
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==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootFruit}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The preliminary phytochemical studies were performed by using petroleum ether and methanol extract of dried fruits of Carissa carandas to screen the presence of various secondary metabolites.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of subtropical to tropical areas, where it is found at elevations up to metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Dry places}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Sunny places}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/512369/ Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Carissa+carandas Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
