Carissa lanceolata (Conkerberry)
Carissa lanceolata, better known as the Conkerberry, is a small spreading and prickely shrub that can grow up 3m. The flowers are small, white and hava a lovely scent, the leaves are bright green and the fruit is green changing to a bluish-black when ripe. You can find Conkerberry plants near creeks, out on open flood plains, on cliff faces and in rocky patches. Kimberley Aborignal people burn the wood of this plant to repel mosquitoes,
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