Boucerosia indica (Wight & Arn.) Plowes

 
  • Family : ASCLEPIADACEAE
    (MILKWEED FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Apocynaceae
  • Species : Boucerosia indica
  • Synonym : Desmidorchis indiaca (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze
  • Basionym : Hutchinia indica Wight & Arn.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Caralluma indica (Wight & Arn.) N.E.Br.
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : October-December
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Rare, in the hills of Eastern Ghats.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Penchalakona Hills (Nellore district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Kanchipuram district (Tamil Nadu State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Boucerosia indica. Downloaded on 31 March 2025.

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