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.