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MH357 : Blumea jacquemontii Hook.f.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. :

Class	: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order	: Asterales
Family	: Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family
Genus	: Blumea DC. - false family
Species	: Blumea jacquemontii

Plant Location in Melghat :

Chikhaldara, Dharni ghat

Plant Category :

Herbs

Plant's Current Status :

Plant Family :

Compositae

Plant Common Name :

Panicled Blumea, Mharbir

Synonym :

Blumea paniculata (Willd.) M.R. Almeida.
Blumea glandulosa Thwaites.
Blumea hispidula DC. ex C.B.Clarke
Blumea kingii C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.
Blumea muralis DC.
Blumea obovata C.B.Clarke [Illegitimate]
Blumea paniculata var. gracilis (Hook.f.) M.R.Almeida
Blumea paniculata var. jacquemontii (Hook.f.) M.R.Almeida
Blumea paniculata var. muralis (DC.) M.R.Almeida
Blumea senecioides DC.
Blumea subsimplex DC.
Blumea viscosula DC.
Conyza diffusa Roxb.
Conyza membranacea Wall. ex DC.
Conyza viscosula Wall. ex DC.

Description :

a perennial herb with a slender stem. The leaves are lobed and small flower-heads are born in panicles with wiry branches. The fruit is a white feathery ball, probably meant for air dispersal of seeds. Flowering: November-February.

Curated Medicinal Use / Activity :

Plant's Phytochemicals :

Reference :

~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID :