Asteraceae FAMILY
Blumea lacera
Blumea lacera
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Blumea lacera is an erect, annual plant with branched stems 18 - 100cm tall[ 978 Title The Composite Genus Blumea, A Taxonomic Revision Publication Blumea 10:176 - 317 Author Aban J. Randeria Publisher National Herbarium of the Netherlands. Year 1960 ISBN Description A complete treatment (as of 1960) of the genus Blumea. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use - mainly as a medicine but also for food and as a source of essential oil.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeWidespread from Africa through tropical Asia to New Guinea, northern Australia and Guam
HabitatDry fields, in grasslands, by roadsides, in open places and along the edges of forests; at elevations from 10 - 1,400 metres[ 978 Title The Composite Genus Blumea, A Taxonomic Revision Publication Blumea 10:176 - 317 Author Aban J. Randeria Publisher National Herbarium of the Netherlands. Year 1960 ISBN Description A complete treatment (as of 1960) of the genus Blumea. ].