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Blumea lanceolaria var. lanceolaria
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce, Bot. Soc. Exch. Club. Brit. Isles 4: 609. 1917, var. lanceolaria; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 227. 1984; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 189. 1995; S. Kumar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 130. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 247. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 363. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 196. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 167. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 371. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 462. 2009.
Conyza lanceolaria Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 432. 1832.
Blumea myriocephala DC., Prodr. 5: 445. 1836; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 269. 1881.
Blumea wallichii Clarke, Comp. Ind. 87. 1876.
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Description:
Subshrubs, branchlets pubescent. Leaves clustered towards the apex of branches, 14-18 x 3-5 cm, oblanceolate or lanceolate, apex acuminate, base attenuate, distantly serrate or subentire, glabrescent, lateral nerves ca. 10 pairs. Heads 8 mm across, in large terminal pyramidal panicles, phyllaries pubescent. Receptacle pilose. Achenes ribbed, hairy.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-April
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District(s):
Palakkad, Kollam, Idukki, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
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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:
No
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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:
500-700
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Localities:
Poringal, Mavadi, Karappara, Koomanpara, Bonaccord
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