Jean Marie Bosser (23 December 1922 – 6 December 2013), sometimes listed as Jean-Michel Bosser was a French botanist and agricultural engineer who worked extensively in Madagascar and

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. Bosser was a researcher at the Laboratoire de Phanérogamie at the

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in Paris. From 1962 to 1963 he was the director of ORSTOM (Office de la recherche scientifique et technique outre-mer, now

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) in

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, Madagascar. Together with Thérésien Cadet and

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he contributed to the series '' Flore des Mascareignes'' published by the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI), and the

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since 1976 and is a comprehensive work on the flora of

, Réunion, and

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. Bosser described numerous new species from

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and the

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, such as '' Bulbophyllum labatii'', ''

Cynanchum staubii ''Cynanchum staubii'' (endemic common name: ''liane calle'') is a rare coastal plant from the subfamily Asclepiadoideae in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to the Îlot Fourneau and the Ile aux Aigrettes, two islets off the coast of Maurit ...

'' and '' Cynanchum guehoi''. As of June 2014 the

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(IPNI) lists 318 taxa (including many orchids) described by Bosser either as sole author or as a co-author.

Publications (selected)

* 2000. ''Contribution à l'étude des Orchidaceae de Madagascar et des Mascareignes. XXIX. Révision de la section Kainochilus du genre Bulbophyllum''. Adansonia 22(2) 167–18
pdf online
* 2000. Bosser JM; D Florens. ''Syzygium guehoi ( Myrtaceae ), nouvelle espèce de l'île Maurice''. Adansonia 22(2) 183–18
pdf online
* 2001. Bosser JM; P Cribb. ''Trois nouvelles espèces de Bulbophyllum ( Orchidaceae ) de Madagascar''. Adansonia 23(1) 129–13
pdf online
* 2002. Bosser JM. ''Contribution à l'étude des Orchidaceae de Madagascar, des Comores et des Mascareignes. XXXII. Un Cynorkis nouveau des Comores et un Eulophia nouveau de La Réunion''. Adansonia 24(1) 21–2
pdf online
* 2002. la Croix, I; JM Bosser; PJ Cribb. ''The genus Disperis ( Orchidaceae ) in Madagascar, the Comores, the Mascarenes & the Seychelles ''. Adansonia 24(1) 55–8
pdf online
* 2002. Bosser JM. ''Une nouvelle espèce de Turraea ( Meliaceae ) des Mascareignes. Localisation de T. thouarsiana et identité de T. casimiriana ''. Adansonia 24(1) 113–11
pdf online
* 2002. Bosser JM; J Guého. ''Deux nouvelles espèces de Pandanus ( Pandanaceae ) de l'île Maurice''. Adansonia 24(2) 239–24
pdf online
* 2003. Bosser JM; PJ Cribb. ''Contribution à l'étude des Orchidaceae de Madagascar, des Comores et des Mascareignes. XXXIV. Bathiorchis , nouveau genre monotypique de Madagascar''. Adansonia 25(2) 229–23
pdf online
* 2004. Bosser, JM. ''Contribution à l'étude des Orchidaceae de Madagascar, des Comores et des Mascareignes. XXXIII'' Adansonia 26(1) 53–6
pdf online
* 2005. Bosser, JM; R Rabevohitra. ''Espèces nouvelles dans le genre Dalbergia (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae) à Madagascar''. Adansonia 27(2) 209–21
pdf online
* 2006. Bosser, JM. ''Contribution à l'étude des Orchidaceae de Madagascar, des Comores et des Mascareignes. XXXV. Description d'un Oeceoclades nouveau de Madagascar, et notes sur trois genres nouveaux pour les Mascareignes''. Adansonia 28(1) 45–5
pdf online
* 2012. Baider, C; FBV Florens; F Rakotoarivelo; J Bosser; T. Pailler. ''Two new records of Jumellea (Orchidaceae) for Mauritius (Mascarene Islands) and its conservation status''. Phytotaxa 52: 21–2
abstract online

Books

* 2007. Hermans, J; C Hermans; D Du Puy; P Cribb; JM Bosser. ''Orchids of Madagascar''. Ed. Royal Botanic Kew 398 pp.

Dedicated species

* (

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ...

) '' Anisostachya bosseri'' Benoist * (

Aizoaceae The Aizoaceae (), or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1,800 species. Several genera are commonly known as 'ice plants' or 'carpet weeds'. The Aizoaceae are also referred to a ...

) ''

Delosperma ''Delosperma'' ('delos'=evident, 'sperma'=seed) is a genus of around 170 species of succulent plants, formerly included in ''Mesembryanthemum'' in the family Aizoaceae. It was defined by English botanist N. E. Brown in 1925. The genus is common ...

bosserianum''

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* (

Asphodelaceae Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 4 ...

) ''

Aloe ''Aloe'' (; also written ''Aloë'') is a genus containing over 650 species of flowering plant, flowering succulent plant, succulent plants.WFO (2022): Aloe L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4000001341. Acc ...

bosseri'' J.-B.Castillon * (

Arecaceae The Arecaceae () is a family (biology), family of perennial plant, perennial, flowering plants in the Monocotyledon, monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbing palm, climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly k ...

) '' Dypsis bosseri'' J.Dransf. (long known only by the holotype collected by Bosser in December 1962 until its rediscovery in 1999) * (

Asclepiadaceae The Asclepiadoideae are a subfamily of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Formerly, it was treated as a separate family under the name Asclepiadaceae, e.g. by APG II, and known as the milkweed family. They form a group of perennial herbs, twinin ...

) ''

Ceropegia ''Ceropegia'' is a genus of plants within the family Apocynaceae, native to Africa, southern Asia, and Australia. It was named by Carl Linnaeus, who first described this genus in his ''Genera plantarum'', which appeared in 1737. Linnaeus referr ...

bosseri''

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& Buchloh * (Asclepiadaceae) ''

Secamone ''Secamone'' is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is widespread across much of Africa, northern Australia, southern Asia, with numerous species endemic to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the ...

bosseri'' Klack. * (

Begoniaceae Begoniaceae is a family of flowering plants with two genera and about 2040 species occurring in the subtropics and tropics of both the New World and Old World. All but one of the species are in the genus ''Begonia''. There have been many recent ...

) ''

Begonia ''Begonia'' is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the family Begoniaceae. The genus contains more than 2,000 different plant species. The Begonias are native to moist subtropical and tropical climates. Some species are commonly grown ...

bosseri'' Keraudren * (

Boraginaceae Boraginaceae, the Borago, borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genus, genera with a worldwide distribution. The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single famil ...

) '' Hilsenbergia bosseri'' J.S.Mill. * (

Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae (), also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family (biology), family consisting of about 965 species in 101 genera.

) '' Ampelosicyos bosseri'' ( Keraudren) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner * (

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 ...

) '' Trichoschoenus bosseri'' J.Raynal * (

Dioscoreaceae Dioscoreaceae () is a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, with about 715 known species in nine genera. The best-known member of the family is the yam (some species of ''Dioscorea''). The APG system (1998) and APG II system (2003) both ...

) ''

Dioscorea ''Dioscorea'' is a genus of over 600 species of flowering plants in the family Dioscoreaceae, native throughout the tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. The vast majority of the species are tropical, with only a few species extendin ...

bosseri'' Haigh & Wilkin * (

Ericaceae The Ericaceae () are a Family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with about 4,250 known species spread acros ...

) ''

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bosseri'' Dorr * (

Eriocaulaceae The Eriocaulaceae are a family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the order Poales, commonly known as the pipewort family. The family is large, with about 1207 known species described in seven genera. They are widely distri ...

) '' Paepalanthus bosseri'' ( Morat) T.Stützel * (

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...

) '' Euphorbia bosseri'' Leandri * (

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil (herb), ba ...

) ''

Clerodendrum ''Clerodendrum'' is a genus of flowering plants formerly placed in the family Verbenaceae, but now considered to belong to the Lamiaceae (mint) family. Its common names include glorybower, bagflower, pagoda flower and bleeding-heart. It is curre ...

bosseri'' Capuron * (Lamiaceae) ''

Plectranthus ''Plectranthus'' is a genus of about 85 species of flowering plants from the sage family, Lamiaceae, found mostly in southern and tropical Africa and Madagascar. Common names include spur-flower. ''Plectranthus'' species are herbaceous perennial ...

bosseri''

Hedge A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced (3 feet or closer) shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area, such as between neighbouring properties. Hedges that are used to separate ...

* (

Leguminosae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

) ''

Crotalaria ''Crotalaria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Fabaceae (subfamily Faboideae) commonly known as rattlepods. The genus includes over 700 species of herbaceous plants and shrubs. Africa is the continent with the major ...

bosseri'' M.Peltier * (Leguminosae) ''

Indigofera ''Indigofera'' is a large genus of over 750 species of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Description ''Indigofera'' is a varied genu ...

bosseri'' Du Puy & Labat * (

Menyanthaceae Menyanthaceae is a family of aquatic and wetland plants in the order Asterales. There are approximately 60-70 species in six genera distributed worldwide. The simple or compound leaves arise alternately from a creeping rhizome. In the submers ...

) ''

Nymphoides ''Nymphoides'', or floatingheart, is a genus of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. The genus name refers to their resemblance to the water lily ''Nymphaea''. ''Nymphoides'' are aquatic plants with submerged roots and floating l ...

bosseri'' A.Raynal * (

Monimiaceae The Monimiaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the magnoliid Order (biology), order Laurales.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Monimiaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. At: Botanical Databases At: Missouri Botanical Gar ...

) ''

Tambourissa ''Tambourissa'' is a genus of plant in family Monimiaceae. Its range includes Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, Réunion, and Mauritius. It contains the following accepted species, according to ThePlantList.org: * '' Tambourissa alaticarpa'' Lorenc ...

bosseri''

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* (

Montiniaceae Montiniaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. It includes two or three genus, genera of shrubs and small trees, native to southwest Africa and tropical East Africa as well as Madagascar. The genera ''Grevea'' and ''Montinia'' ar ...

) ''

Grevea ''Grevea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiniaceae. It is native to the countries of Liberia, Republic of the Congo, south-eastern Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. The genus name of ''Grevea'' is in honour ...

bosseri'' Letouzey * (

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae (), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All ...

) '' Eugenia bosseri'' J.Guého & A.J.Scott * (

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...

) ''

Angraecum ''Angraecum'', also known as comet orchid, is a genus of the family Orchidaceae native to tropical and South Africa, as well as Sri Lanka. It contains 223 species. Etymology Despite the genus's distribution being largely confined to Africa and i ...

bosseri'' Senghas * (Orchidaceae) '' Bilabrella bosseriana'' ( Szlach. & Olszewski) Szlach. & Kras-Lap. * (Orchidaceae) ''

Bulbophyllum ''Bulbophyllum'' is a genus of mostly Epiphyte, epiphytic and Lithophyte, lithophytic orchids in the Family (biology), family Orchidaceae. It is the largest genus in the orchid family and one of the List of the largest genera of flowering plants, ...

bosseri'' K.Lemcke * (Orchidaceae) ''

Disperis ''Disperis'' is a genus of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has about 78 species.Mark W. Chase, Kenneth M. Cameron, John V. Freudenstein, Alec M. Pridgeon, Gerardo A. Salazar, Cássio van den Berg, and André Schuiteman. 2015. "An upd ...

bosseri'' la Croix & P.J.Cribb * (Orchidaceae) '' Jumellea bosseri'' Pailler * (

Portulacaceae The Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising 115 species in a single genus '' Portulaca''. Formerly some 20 genera with about 500 species, were placed there, but it is now restricted to encompass only one genus, the other genera ...

) '' Talinella bosseri'' Appleq. * (

Pteridaceae Pteridaceae is a family of ferns in the order Polypodiales, including some 1150 known species in ca 45 genera (depending on taxonomic opinions), divided over five subfamilies. The family includes four groups of genera that are sometimes recogni ...

) ''

Pteris ''Pteris'' (brake) is a genus of about 300 species of ferns in the subfamily Pteridoideae of the family Pteridaceae. They are native to tropical and subtropical regions, southward to New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa, north to Japan and N ...

bosseri'' ( Tardieu) Christenh. * (

Rubiaceae Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole ( ...

) ''

Canthium ''Canthium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are shrubs and small trees. The leaves are deciduous and the stems are usually thorny. Distribution ''Canthium'' species were predominantly found in Southeast Asia, espe ...

bosseri''

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* (Rubiaceae) '' Chassalia bosseri'' Verdc. * (Rubiaceae) '' Peponidium bosseri'' (

) Razafim.,

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& B.Bremer * (

Sterculiaceae Sterculiaceae was a family of flowering plant based on the genus '' Sterculia''. Genera formerly included in Sterculiaceae are now placed in the family Malvaceae, in the subfamilies: Byttnerioideae, Dombeyoideae, Helicteroideae and Sterculioide ...

) ''

Acropogon ''Acropogon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. It contains around 25 species. Its closest relatives are Australian genera: '' Argyrodendron'', '' Brachychiton'' and '' Franciscodendron ...

bosseri'' Morat & Chalopin * (

Vitaceae The Vitaceae are a family of flowering plants, with 14 genera and around 910 known species, including common plants such as Vitis, grapevines (''Vitis'' spp.) and Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Virginia creeper (''Parthenocissus quinquefolia''). Th ...

) ''

Cissus ''Cissus'' is a genus of approximately 350 species of lianas (Woody plant, woody vines) in the grape family (Vitaceae). They have a cosmopolitan distribution, though the majority are to be found in the tropics. Decription Extrafloral nectaries ...

bosseri'' Desc.Bull. Soc. Bot. France 112: 470. 1966 (IK)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bosser, Jean Marie Mauritian scientists 20th-century French botanists 1922 births 2013 deaths Agrostologists