Asteliaceae FAMILY

Blumea arfakiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Blumea arfakiana is an erect subshrub with branched stems that become woody at their base. The plant grows 100 - 200cm tall with stems around cm in diameter[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralasia - New Guinea.

HabitatRain forests, along river and stream banks, in old gardens, and in cleared and settled areas; at elevations from sea level to 1,600 metres or more[ 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. ].