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Blumea laevis
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Blumea laevis (Lour.) Merr., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. n.s. 24: 386. 1935.
Placus laevis Lour., Fl. Cochich. 497. 1790.
Blumea virens Wall. ex DC. in Wight, Contrib. 14. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 264. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 686(483). 1921; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 210. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 245. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 257. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 190. 1995; S. Kumar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 143. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 197. 1998; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 279. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 379. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 464. 2009.
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Description:
Erect glabrous shrubs, 1-1.5 m high. Leaves alternate, 5-10 x 3-5 cm, pinnatisect and serrate, glabrous; petiole 1-5 cm long. Heads 5 x 7 mm, many, in axillary and terminal large panicles, peduncles 1.5 cm long, glabrous; outer bracts 2 mm long, lanceolate, hairy at apex; inner larger, 6 mm long, linear-oblong. Bisexual florets 10, central; corolla 5 mm long, glandular. Female florets many; corolla 4 mm long, slender. Achenes 2 mm long, ribbed, oblong, hairy; pappus 4 mm long, white.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-June
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kannur, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Koruthode, Moozhiar, Pazhassi, Bekal, Taliparamba, Kottur R.F., Boneccord, Thenmalai, Kulathupuzha, Ariankavu, Chathurthyakari
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