''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family

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Characteristics

Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the

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and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in

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and still fewer in

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. The plants of this genus are mostly relatively small weeds. Some of them are ruderal species. A few of the species were formerly included in genus ''

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''. Many species of genus ''Blumea'' are used in

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. Other uses include as decorative dry plants. '' Blumea balsamifera'' (Nat; หนาด) is reputed to ward off spirits in Thai folklore, and is used in

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herbal medicine as well. '' Blumea axillaris'' (syn. ''Blumea mollis'') leaf essential oil contains

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( 19%), γ-elemene (c. 12%), copaene (c. 11%), estragole (c.11%), ''allo''-ocimene (c. 10 %),

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(8%) and ''allo''-aromadendrene (c. 7 %). The essential oil had significant toxic effect against early fourth-instar larvae of ''

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'' with LC₅₀ = 71.71 and LC₉₀ = 143.41 ppm.

Other uses of the name

''Blumea'' is also the name of the '' Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography'' published by the National Herbarium of the Netherlands.Blumea - ''Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography'', National Herbarium of the Netherlands

Species

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accepted the following species: *'' Blumea adenophora'' Franch. *'' Blumea angustifolia'' Thwaites *'' Blumea arfakiana'' Martelli *'' Blumea arnakidophora'' Mattf. *''

Blumea aromatica ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' DC. *'' Blumea axillaris'' (Lam.) DC. *'' Blumea balfourii'' Hemsl. *'' Blumea balsamifera'' (L.) DC. *'' Blumea barbata'' DC. *'' Blumea belangeriana'' DC. *''

Blumea benthamiana ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Domin *'' Blumea bicolor'' Merr. *'' Blumea bifoliata'' (L.) DC. *'' Blumea borneensis'' S.Moore *''

Blumea bovei ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' (DC.) Vatke *''

Blumea braunii ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' (Vatke) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork *''

Blumea bullata ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' J.Kost. *''

Blumea cafra ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' (DC.) O.Hoffm. *'' Blumea canalensis'' S.Moore *'' Blumea celebica'' Boerl. *'' Blumea confertiflora'' Merr. *''

Blumea conspicua ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Hayata *'' Blumea crinita'' Arn. *'' Blumea densiflora'' DC. *'' Blumea diffusa'' R.Br. ex Benth. *''

Blumea eriantha ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' DC. *''

Blumea fistulosa ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aus ...

'' (Roxb.) Kurz *'' Blumea flava'' DC. *''

Blumea formosana ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Kitam. *'' Blumea hamiltonii'' DC. *'' Blumea hieraciifolia'' (Spreng.) DC. - hawkweed leaf blumea (毛毡草) *'' Blumea hirsuta'' (Less.) M.R.Almeida *''

Blumea hossei ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Craib ex Hosseus *'' Blumea incisa'' Merr. *'' Blumea integrifolia'' DC. *'' Blumea intermedia'' J.Kost. *'' Blumea junghuhniana'' (Miq.) Boerl. *''

Blumea lacera ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' (Burm.f.) DC. - Malay blumea, ''kakronda'' (红头草) *''

Blumea laevis ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' (Lour.) Merr. *''

Blumea lanceolaria ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' (Roxb.) Druce *'' Blumea lanceolata'' Warb. *''

Blumea linearis ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' C.I Peng & W.P.Leu *''

Blumea longipes ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Merr. *''

Blumea macrostachya ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' DC. *''

Blumea malcolmii ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Hook.f. *''

Blumea manillensis ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aus ...

'' DC. *''

Blumea martiniana ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Vaniot *''

Blumea megacephala ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' C.T.Chang & C.H.Yu *'' Blumea milnei'' Seem. *'' Blumea mindanaensis'' Merr. *''

Blumea moluccana ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Boerl. *'' Blumea napifolia'' DC. *''

Blumea obliqua ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' (L.) Druce *'' Blumea oblongifolia'' Kitam. *'' Blumea obovata'' DC. *''

Blumea oxyodonta ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' DC. – spiny leaved blumea *''

Blumea papuana ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' S.Moore *'' Blumea psammophila'' Dunlop *'' Blumea pungens'' W.Fitzg. *'' Blumea ramosii'' Merr. *''

Blumea repanda ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' (Roxb.) Hand.-Mazz. *'' Blumea riparia'' DC. *'' Blumea sagittata'' Gagnep. *'' Blumea saussureoides'' C.C.Chang & Y.Q.Tseng ex Y.Ling & Y.Q.Tseng *'' Blumea saxatilis'' Zoll. & Moritzi *'' Blumea scabrifolia'' Ridl. *'' Blumea sericea'' (Thomson) Anderb. & A.K.Pandey *''

Blumea sessiliflora ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Decne. *''

Blumea sikkimensis ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Hook.f. *'' Blumea sinuata'' (Lour.) Merr. *'' Blumea sonbhadrensis'' S.Narain, Lata & Juhi Singh *''

Blumea stenophylla ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Merr. *''

Blumea subalpina ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Lauterb. *''

Blumea sumbawensis ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Boerl. *'' Blumea sylvatica'' (Blume) DC. *''

Blumea tenella ''Blumea tenella'' is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae found in northern Australia from Queensland through the Northern Territory to Western Australia. It is also found in Indonesia, Borneo, New Guinea and New Caledonia. ''Blumella te ...

'' DC. *''

Blumea tenuifolia ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' C.Y.Wu *''

Blumea ternatensis ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Boerl. *'' Blumea timorensis'' DC. ex Decne. *''

Blumea vanoverberghii ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Merr. *'' Blumea venkataramanii'' R.S.Rao & Hemadri *''

Blumea veronicifolia ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Franch. *''

Blumea vestita ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Kitam. *''

Blumea viminea ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' DC. *''

Blumea virens ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' DC. *''

Blumea zeylanica ''Blumea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Asteraceae. Characteristics Genus ''Blumea'' is found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A few species are found in Aust ...

'' Grierson

Bibliography

* John Lindley & Thomas Moore, ''The treasury of botany''

References

External links

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Flowers of India - Blumea paniculata

Herbal medicine - Blumea densiflora
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2267837 Inuleae Asteraceae genera