Asteraceae FAMILY

Blumea milnei

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Blumea milnei is an erect, branched, evergreen perennial plant growing 1 - 2 metres tall with persistent stems that become woody, at least at the base[ 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 through the western Pacific to Fiji and Samoa.

HabitatDense, wet forests along trails and stream banks and sometimes in clearings and waste places; at elevations up to 1,100 metres[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 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. ].