{"id":1228,"date":"2026-09-04T09:36:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T09:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adrizas.preproducciondn.com\/?post_type=plantas-ap&#038;p=1228"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:51:03","slug":"carissa-macrocarpa","status":"publish","type":"plantas-ap","link":"https:\/\/adrizas.preproducciondn.com\/en\/carissa-macrocarpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Carissa macrocarpa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Carissa macrocarpa<\/em><\/strong>, commonly known as the <strong>Natal plum<\/strong>, is an evergreen shrub of the <strong>Apocynaceae<\/strong> family, native to southern Africa. It is characterised by its glossy foliage, forked spines, fragrant white star-shaped flowers and fleshy red to purple fruits, which are edible when ripe.<\/p>\n<p>It has opposite, leathery, ovate leaves and the white latex typical of its family. It is a hardy plant, grown both for its ornamental value and for its fruits, which are rich in vitamin C. Although the fruit is edible, its seeds are toxic and must be removed before consumption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","categorias":[35],"class_list":["post-1228","plantas-ap","type-plantas-ap","status-publish","hentry","categorias-shrubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adrizas.preproducciondn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plantas-ap\/1228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adrizas.preproducciondn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plantas-ap"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adrizas.preproducciondn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plantas-ap"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adrizas.preproducciondn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adrizas.preproducciondn.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorias?post=1228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}