Blumea
| Blumea | |
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| Sambong(Blumea balsamifera)[1] | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae |
| Genus: | Blumea DC.(1883), conserved name, not Rchb. (1828) (Malvaceae) nor G.Don (1831) (Actinidiaceae) |
| Type species | |
| Blumea balsamifera | |
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Blumeais a genus of flowering plants of the familyAsteraceae.[3]
Characteristics
[edit]GenusBlumeais found in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of Asia, especially theIndian Subcontinentand Southeast Asia. A few species are found inAustraliaand still fewer inAfrica.[2][4]
The plants of this genus are mostly relatively small weeds.[5]Some of them areruderalspecies.
A few of the species were formerly included in genusConyza.
Many species of genusBlumeaare used intraditional Chinese medicine.Other uses include as decorative dry plants.
Blumea balsamifera(Nat; หนาด) is reputed to ward off spirits inThai folklore,and is used inPhilippinesherbal medicine as well.
Blumea axillaris(syn.Blumea mollis) leaf essential oil containslinalool(c.19%),γ-elemene(c. 12%),copaene(c. 11%),estragole(c.11%),allo-ocimene(c. 10%),γ-terpinene(8%) andallo-aromadendrene(c. 7%). The essential oil had significant toxic effect against early fourth-instar larvae ofCulex quinquefasciatuswithLC50= 71.71 andLC90= 143.41 ppm.[6]
Other uses of the name
[edit]Blumeais also the name of theJournal of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geographypublished by theNational Herbarium of the Netherlands.[7]
Species
[edit]As of December 2020[update],Plants of the World Onlineaccepted the following species:[3]
- Blumea adenophoraFranch.
- Blumea angustifoliaThwaites
- Blumea arfakianaMartelli
- Blumea arnakidophoraMattf.
- Blumea aromaticaDC.
- Blumea axillaris(Lam.) DC.
- Blumea balfouriiHemsl.
- Blumea balsamifera(L.) DC.
- Blumea barbataDC.
- Blumea belangerianaDC.
- Blumea benthamianaDomin
- Blumea bicolorMerr.
- Blumea bifoliata(L.) DC.
- Blumea borneensisS.Moore
- Blumea bovei(DC.) Vatke
- Blumea braunii(Vatke) J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Blumea bullataJ.Kost.
- Blumea cafra(DC.) O.Hoffm.
- Blumea canalensisS.Moore
- Blumea celebicaBoerl.
- Blumea confertifloraMerr.
- Blumea conspicuaHayata
- Blumea crinitaArn.
- Blumea densifloraDC.
- Blumea diffusaR.Br. ex Benth.
- Blumea erianthaDC.
- Blumea fistulosa(Roxb.) Kurz
- Blumea flavaDC.
- Blumea formosanaKitam.
- Blumea hamiltoniiDC.
- Blumea hieraciifolia(Spreng.) DC.- hawkweed leaf blumea
- Blumea hirsuta(Less.) M.R.Almeida
- Blumea hosseiCraib ex Hosseus
- Blumea incisaMerr.
- Blumea integrifoliaDC.
- Blumea intermediaJ.Kost.
- Blumea junghuhniana(Miq.) Boerl.
- Blumea lacera(Burm.f.) DC.- Malay blumea
- Blumea laevis(Lour.) Merr.
- Blumea lanceolaria(Roxb.) Druce
- Blumea lanceolataWarb.
- Blumea linearisC.I Peng & W.P.Leu
- Blumea longipesMerr.
- Blumea macrostachyaDC.
- Blumea malcolmiiHook.f.
- Blumea manillensisDC.
- Blumea martinianaVaniot
- Blumea megacephalaC.T.Chang & C.H.Yu
- Blumea milneiSeem.
- Blumea mindanaensisMerr.
- Blumea moluccanaBoerl.
- Blumea napifoliaDC.
- Blumea obliqua(L.) Druce
- Blumea oblongifoliaKitam.
- Blumea obovataDC.
- Blumea oxyodontaDC.– spiny leaved blumea
- Blumea papuanaS.Moore
- Blumea psammophilaDunlop
- Blumea pungensW.Fitzg.
- Blumea ramosiiMerr.
- Blumea repanda(Roxb.) Hand.-Mazz.
- Blumea ripariaDC.
- Blumea sagittataGagnep.
- Blumea saussureoidesC.C.Chang & Y.Q.Tseng ex Y.Ling & Y.Q.Tseng
- Blumea saxatilisZoll. & Moritzi
- Blumea scabrifoliaRidl.
- Blumea sericea(Thomson) Anderb. & A.K.Pandey
- Blumea sessilifloraDecne.
- Blumea sikkimensisHook.f.
- Blumea sinuata(Lour.) Merr.
- Blumea sonbhadrensisS.Narain, Lata & Juhi Singh
- Blumea stenophyllaMerr.
- Blumea subalpinaLauterb.
- Blumea sumbawensisBoerl.
- Blumea sylvatica(Blume) DC.
- Blumea tenellaDC.
- Blumea tenuifoliaC.Y.Wu
- Blumea ternatensisBoerl.
- Blumea timorensisDC. ex Decne.
- Blumea vanoverberghiiMerr.
- Blumea venkataramaniiR.S.Rao & Hemadri
- Blumea veronicifoliaFranch.
- Blumea vestitaKitam.
- Blumea vimineaDC.
- Blumea virensDC.
- Blumea zeylanicaGrierson
Bibliography
[edit]- John Lindley & Thomas Moore,The treasury of botany
References
[edit]- ^illustration c. 1880 from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas, Gran edicion
- ^abFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^abc"BlumeaDC ".Plants of the World Online.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Retrieved2020-12-31.
- ^Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 829 ngải nạp hương thuộc ai na xiang shu Blumea Candolle, Arch. Bot. (Paris). 2: 514. 1833.
- ^Oudhia, P., S. S. Kolhe, and R. S. Tripathi. "Allelopathic effect of Blumea lacera L. on rice and common kharif weeds." Oryza 35.2 (1998): 175-177.
- ^Senthilkumar A, Kannathasan K, Venkatesalu V., "Chemical constituents and larvicidal property of the essential oil of Blumea mollis (D. Don) Merr. against Culex quinquefasciatus."Parasitol Res.2008 Sep;103(4):959-62
- ^Blumea-Journal of Plant Taxonomy and Plant Geography,National Herbarium of the NetherlandsArchived2007-08-29 at theWayback Machine
External links
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Data related toBlumeaat Wikispecies
Media related toBlumeaat Wikimedia Commons- Flowers of India - Blumea paniculata
- Herbal medicine - Blumea densiflora[permanent dead link]
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