Blumea lacera (Burm.f) DC.
Common Name : Malay blumea
Family : Asteraceae

HABIT |
AN ERECT, GLANDULAR, ANNUAL HERB WITH A STRONG ODOR. |
STEMS |
SIMPLE OR BRANCHED, HAIRY, VERY LEAFY AND 1-2 FT IN HEIGHT. |
LEAVES |
OBOVATE OR OBLANCEOLATE, 5-12 CM LONG, 2-6 CM WIDE, SMALLER TOWARDS THE TOP, STALKED, AND TOOTHED OR (RARELY) LOBULATED AT THE MARGINS. |
FLOWERS |
THE BRIGHT YELLOW FLOWERING HEADS ARE ABOUT 8 MM ACROSS, BORNE ON SHORT AXILLARY CYMES, AND COLLECTED IN TERMINAL, SPIKE-LIKE PANICLES. |
FRUITS |
THE ACHENES ARE NOT RIBBED, SOMEWHAT 4- ANGLED AND SMOOTH. |