Names of Plants in India :: Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce

[Dinesh Valke]

Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce

blum-EE-uh -- named after Karl Ludwig von Blume, Dutch botanist ... Plant Names - Scientific and Popular • Plant genera named after people
lan-see-oh-LAIR-ee-uh -- lance-like ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: lanceleaf blumea • Manipuri: তেৰা পাঈবী মচা tera paibi macha • Mizo: buar-ze


botanical names: Blumea lanceolaria (Roxb.) Druce ... synonyms: Bileveillea granulatifolia H.Lév. • Blumea lanceolaria var. spectabilis (DC.) Randeria • Blumea laxiflora Elmer • Blumea longifolia DC. • Blumea myriocephala DC. • Blumea nitida Zoll. & Moritzi • Blumea sessilifolia DC. • Blumea spectabilis DC. • Blumea squarrosa C.B.Clarke • Blumea wallichii C.B.Clarke • Conyza lanceolaria Roxb. • Conyza longifolia B.Heyne ex Wall. • Conyza nitida Miq. • Conyza squarrosa Wall. • Gorteria loureiroana DC. ... POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

lanceleaf blumea

• Flowers of India
• the descriptive epithet lanceolaria = lance-like; refers to leaf-shape resembling the metal head of lance

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

তেৰা পাঈবী মচা tera paibi macha

• Flowers of India
• Many thanks to Pintu Oinam for help with this name in his post at facebook
• Many thanks to Pushpita Aheibam for help with this name in her facebook page Pushpita's Chakhum

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

buar-ze

• A Traditional and Pharmacological Approach of Medicinal Plants in Mizoram, India by Amar Deep Soren and Pawi Bawitlung Lalthanpuii
• Wild edible plant resources used by the Mizos of Mizoram, India by A. Kar, D.Bora, S. K. Borthakur, N. K. Goswami, D. Saharia - Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology VOL. 9, No. I, July, 2013, 106-126

Though this species is found distributed in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Odisha, there are no local names known from the states.

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2021/11/blumea-lanceolaria-roxb-druce.html

Regards.
Dinesh