Boucerosia frerei

Boucerosia frerei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Boucerosia
Species:
B. frerei
Binomial name
Boucerosia frerei
(G.D.Rowley) Meve & Liede
Synonyms[1]
  • Caralluma frerei G.D.Rowley
  • Ceropegia frerei (G.D.Rowley) Bruyns
  • Desmidorchis dalzellii M.R.Almeida
  • Frerea indica Dalzell

Boucerosia frerei is a plant in the genus Boucerosia which contains several species many of which are native to the Indian subcontinent and one species, Boucerosia crenulata, native to Myanmar. B. frerei (locally called shindel makudi and shiv suman), is a small succulent endemic to the forest area in the Western Ghats and Deccan plateau in Maharashtra state in India. It is also grown as a greenhouse plant by succulent plant enthusiasts.[2][3] At one time, it was on the IUCN list of twelve most endangered species on earth, but conservation efforts have brought it back from the brink of extinction.[4]

  1. ^ "Boucerosia frerei (G.D.Rowley) Meve & Liede". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ Prasad, V. P.; Steve Davis. "Frerea indica". Kew Plants & Fungi. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 6 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  3. ^ Mamgain, S.K.; S.K. Mamgain; A.K. Goel; S. C. Sharma (December 1996). "Frerea indica Dalz. an Endangered Palaeoendemic Moving Towards Extinction: an Attempt at ex situ Conservation". BGCNews. 2 (7). BGCI Plants for the Planet.
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