Karonda – Americana

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Karonda – Americana > Characteristics
Mature Orchard
Orientation – North to South
Plant Canopy
Flowers
Immature Fruit
Fruit Shape – Globular
Fruit Bearing
Fruit weight 2 – 3 gm
Cut Fruit
Fruit Colour – Pink
Boundary plantation / Live Fencing
Karonda > Botanical Classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Family: Apocynaceae
  • Genus: Carissa
  • Botanical Name: Carissa carandas
  • Native: India
Karonda – Americana >Features
  • Fruit Shape – Globular
  • Fruit weight – 2 – 3 gm
  • Fruit colour – Pink
  • Karonda can plant as live fencing
  • Byproducts: Indian Pickles, Jelly, Jam and Syrups.
Karonda – Americana >Health Benefits
  • The extracts of fruits in chloroform, n-hexane & methanol screened for their anti-cancer activity on the lung cancer cells and human ovarian carcinoma cells
  • The presence of magnesium along with the vitamins and tryptophan helps to stimulate the production of the neurotransmitter- serotonin which works towards bettering overall Mental Health.
  • It is high in Vitamin C which help protecting against illness and infection.