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Blumea repanda

Botanic Family

Asteraceae

Author

(Roxburgh) Handel-Mazzetti

Common Names

• Dong feng cao (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Yunnan - China
• Andaman Islands
• Assam - India
• Java - Indonesia
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• New Caledonia
• Pakistan
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Evergreen forest
• thickets

Flowering Times

• Jan-May (China)

Fruiting Times

Tall liana to 7m with glabrous stems. Dentate leaves 185mm x 80mm, villous above, tomentose or scabrid beneath. Terminal or axillary corymbs or panicles to 7mm diameter with 4 villous bracts to 8mm long, yellow & white flowers, female corolla toothed & with 5 lobes villous outside, florets to 6mm with 2-5 lobes. Glabrous brown pubescent achenes with white pappus to 5mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• FOC