About Shiv Suman
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 has many local names, including shindel makudi, shindal makadi, makadshingi and sindhad makad - names also given to Caralluma adscendens. In Purandhar it is called potdukhi. In 2019, a new name Shiv Suman was coined by a group of botanical organisations to honour Shivaji. B. frerei 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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Frerea indica
- Genus
- Frerea
- Family
- ASCLEPIADACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (CR)
Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed Family
Shiv Suman belongs to the Asclepiadaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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