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Blumea axillaris
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Blumea axillaris (Lam.) DC., Prodr. 5: 434. 1836.
Conyza axillaris Lam., Encycl. 2: 84. 1812.
Erigeron molle D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 172. 1825.
Blumea wightiana DC. in Wight, Contrib. 14.1834; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 261. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 686(483). 1921.
Blumea neilgherrensis Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 261. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 686(483). 1921.
Blumea mollis (D. Don) Merr., Philipp. J. Sci. 5: 395. 1910; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 150. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 227. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 209. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 152. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 244. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 210. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 364. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 249. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 256. 1994; S. Kumar in Hajra et al., Fl. India 13: 135.1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 364. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 197. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 372. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 279. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 378. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 463. 2009.
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Description:
Herbs, 30-70 cm high; stems strigose. Leaves to 5 x 3 cm, obovate, obtuse, glandular serrate, covered with simple and glandular hairs, nearly sessile. Heads 5 x 6 mm, in axillary and terminal thyrsiform clusters; peduncle strigose; bracts 5 mm long, linear, hairy; outer smaller. Bisexual flowers around 10, central; corolla 3 mm long, glandular. Female flowers many; corolla slender. Achenes ellipsoid, ribbed, hairy; pappus 3 mm long.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-November
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Degraded deciduous forests and grasslands
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia to Australia and Africa
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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):
Pink, Violet
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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:
600-1500
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Localities:
Thekkady, Campshed area, Anginda, Pathenthode, Allmost all places, Kannoth, Payyavur, Tolpetty, Pappinisseri, Taliparamba, Santhanpara, Pooyamkutty, Kanjirakadavu, Vaniampuzha, Palmel, Athirumala, Attayar
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