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13. Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Drucewfo-0000030277

Rep. Bot. Exch. Club. Soc. Brit. Isles 4: 609. 1917; Randeria, Blumea 10: 218. 1960; Grierson, Revis. Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1: 163. 1980.— Conyza lanceolaria Roxb., Fl. Ind. Ed. 2. 3: 432. 1832. Fig. 22: Plate XX: 3.


Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.



Synonyms & Citations :

Blumea myriocephala DC., Prodr. 5: 445. 1836; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 269. 1881; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 2: 193. 1923; Gagnep., Fl. Indo-Chine 3: 546. 1924.
Conyza squarrosa Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] no. 3025, comp. no. 135: 104. 1831, nom. nud., non L.
Blumea squarrosa C.B.Clarke, Compos. Ind. 87. 1876.
Blumea spectabilis DC., Prodr. 5: 445. 1836; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 269. 1881; Kerr, Fl. Siam. 2(3): 262. 1936.— B. lanceolaria var. spectabilis (DC.) Randeria, Blumea 10: 220. 1960.
Blumea longifolia DC., Prodr. 5: 446. 1836.
Conyza longifolia B.Heyne in Wall., Numer. List [Wallich] no. 3026, comp. no. 136: 104. 1831, nom. nud.
Blumea wallichii C.B.Clarke, Compos. Ind. 87. 1876.
Blumea nitida Zoll. & Moritzi, Natuur- Geneesk. Arch. Ned.-Indië 2: 244. 1845, non. C.B.Clarke.
Blumea laxiflora Elmer, Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 1: 110. 1906.
Bileveillea granulatifolia H.Lév. in Fedde, Rep. Spec. Nov. 8: 449. 1910.


Description : Subshrub, 0.5–1.6 m tall; stems erect, with scattered hairs. Leaves petiolate, blade elliptic, lanceolate or oblanceolate, 4–32 by 0.7–8 cm, apex acute, base attenuate, margins serrate, coriaceous, bright green, brittle, upper surface rugose, glabrous, lower surface glabrate or puberulous; petioles 0.5–1 cm long, sometimes with 2–4 minute appendages. Inflorescences terminal, large lax, narrow pyramidal panicles, 30–70 cm long. Capitula 4–6 mm diam., peduncles 0.5–2 cm long; involucres tubular-campanulate; phyllaries 5(–7)-seriate, outer lanceolate with ciliate margins, 0.6–0.8 mm wide, pubescent, inner oblong-linear with broad scarious margins, glabrate with stipitate glands; receptacle 1–4 mm diam., flat, alveolate, fimbrillate or pilose. Marginal floret corollas yellow, basal tube 5–6.3 mm long, lobes generally glabrous. Disc floret corollas yellow, basal tube 5.7–6.4 mm long, glabrous, lobes oblong-lanceolate, 0.5–0.6 mm long, pubescent with multicellular and glandular hairs; anthers 1.4–1.6 mm long, apical appendages round, bases with branched tails, anther-tails shorter than anther collars; style arms 1–1.5 mm long, base swollen. Achenes oblong, 10-ribbed, 0.8–1.2 mm long, setuliferous; pappus bristles 17–33(–40) , 5–7 mm long, persistent, white.


Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (Doi Suthep, Doi Chiang Dao), Lampang (Doi Khun Tan, Doi Luang NP), Phrae; NORTH-EASTERN: Phetchabun (Nam Nao NP); EASTERN: Chaiyaphum (Nong Bua Daeng, Khao Phaya); SOUTH-WESTERN: Kanchanaburi (Huai Klity, Song Tho), Ratchaburi (Wangka, Bang Saphan); CENTRAL: Nakhon Nayok (Huai Sai Falls, Khao Yai NP); SOUTH-EASTERN: Chanthaburi (Khao Soi Dao); PENINSULAR: Ranong (Khao Phota Luang Kaeo), Surat Thani (Song Phi Nong), Phuket, Krabi (Khao Phanom), Nakhon Si Thammarat (Khao Luang, Khiriwong).


Distribution : China (Guangdong, Taiwan), Japan (Ryukyu), India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, Java), the Philippines (Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Samar), Australia (Christmas Island).


Ecology : Small ravines by streams or clearings in open evergreen forests, 100–1,500 m alt. Flowering: November–April.


Vernacular : Kiang pha chang (เกี๋ยงพาช้าง)(Chiang Mai, Northern); khiang pha chang (เขียงผ่าช้าง)(Chiang Mai).


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Figure 22
Plate XX: 3
Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce