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Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC.

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Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC.
Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC.
Blumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBaccharis auriculata Wall. ex DC.
synonymBlumea bodinieri Vaniot
synonymBlumea cernua DC.
synonymBlumea cinerascens DC.
synonymBlumea commersonii Edgew.
synonymBlumea cuneifolia DC.
synonymBlumea dregeana DC.
synonymBlumea elongata DC.
synonymBlumea fontinalis Edgew.
synonymBlumea glandulosa DC.
synonymBlumea heyneana DC.
synonymBlumea hieraciifolia Hook.f. & Thomson
synonymBlumea holosericea DC.
synonymBlumea javanica (Blume)
synonymBlumea lacera var. cinerascens (DC.) Hook.f.
synonymBlumea lacera var. glandulosa (DC.) Hook.f.
synonymBlumea lacera var. hymenophylla (DC.) C.B.Clarke
synonymBlumea lacera var. javanica (Blume) J.Kost.
synonymBlumea lacera var. subdivaricata H.Kost.
synonymBlumea lactucifolia DC.
synonymBlumea musra DC.
synonymBlumea subcapitata DC.
synonymBlumea thyrsoidea Sch.Bip.
synonymBlumea timorensis DC. ex Decne.
synonymBlumea trigona DC.
synonymBlumea velutina H.Lév. & Vaniot
synonymBlumea villosa Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f.
synonymConyza amoena Link
synonymConyza dentata Blanco
synonymConyza hamiltonii Steud.
synonymConyza lacera Burm.f.
synonymConyza lacera var. wallichii (DC.) DC. ex Miq.
synonymConyza lacera var. wightiana (DC.) DC. ex Miq.
synonymConyza lactucifolia (DC.) Wall. ex Mor.
synonymConyza natans Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f.
synonymConyza necessaria Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
synonymConyza thyrsoidea Pers.
synonymConyza timorensis (Decne.) Miq.
synonymConyza velutina (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév.
synonymErigeron exstipulatus Schumach. & Thonn.
synonymPlacus timorensis (Decne.) Kuntze
synonymSenecio velutinus H.Lév. & Vaniot
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Kukkura-chedi
  • Rakila
Other
  • Kakronda
  • Navakkarandai
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
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References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Herb
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Herbs; stems terete, glabrous. Leaves broadly elliptic, to 10 x 5 cm, acute at both ends; irregularly toothed. Heads 7 x 7 mm, globose, terminal and upper axillary, 10-15 together; bracts 7 x 1 mm, hairy at apex, inner oblong, acute, outer smaller. Bisexual flowers few; corolla 4-6 mm long, glandular, of female flowers slender. Achenes ribbed, hairy.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
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        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: Throughout the year
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Plains to Low Altitude, Dry Localities
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
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            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Description
              Global Distribution

              Paleotropics

              Indian distribution

              State - Kerala, District/s: Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad

              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Maharashtra: Ahemdnagar, Kolhapur, Pune, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Dharwar, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga Kerala: Alapuzha, Idukki, Kasaragod, Kollam, Malapuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: All districts
                G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
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                  📚 Occurrence
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                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Ayurveda
                  Ayurveda
                  Siddha
                  Siddha
                  Unani
                  Unani
                  Traditional chinese medicine
                  Traditional chinese medicine
                  System Of Medicines Used In

                  Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=333
                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=333
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921, Matthew 1983
                    1. Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC. var. cinerascens Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 263. 1881.
                    2. Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC. in Wight, Contrib. 14. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 263. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 687(483). 1921; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 227. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 209. 1985; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 363. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 255. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 190. 1995; S. Kumar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 128. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 247. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 173. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 363. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 196. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 163. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 371. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 377. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 462. 2009.
                    3. Blumea subcapitata DC., Prodr. 5:439.1836.
                    4. Blumea glandulosa DC. in Wight, Contrib. 14. 1834.
                    5. Conyza lacera Burm. f., Fl. Ind. t. 59. 1768.
                    6. Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC. var. glandulosa (DC.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 263. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 687(483). 1921.
                    1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=333
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Fischer 1921, Matthew 1983
                    2. Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC. var. cinerascens Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 263. 1881.
                    3. Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC. in Wight, Contrib. 14. 1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 263. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 687(483). 1921; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 227. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 209. 1985; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 363. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 255. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 190. 1995; S. Kumar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 128. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 247. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 173. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 363. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 196. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 163. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 371. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 377. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 462. 2009.
                    4. Blumea subcapitata DC., Prodr. 5:439.1836.
                    5. Blumea glandulosa DC. in Wight, Contrib. 14. 1834.
                    6. Conyza lacera Burm. f., Fl. Ind. t. 59. 1768.
                    7. Blumea lacera (Burm. f.) DC. var. glandulosa (DC.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 263. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 687(483). 1921.
                    8. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=333

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                    📚 Meta data
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                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassMagnoliopsida
                    OrderAsterales
                    FamilyAsteraceae
                    GenusBlumea
                    SpeciesBlumea lacera (Burm.f.) DC.
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