Asteraceae
Blumea

Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 5: 447 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). https://www.jstor.org/stable/26958715. epublication.
  • Kiew, R. & al. (eds.) (2021). Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-403.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Asteraceae. Flora of China 20-21: 1-992. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Rafidah [64268], Peninsular Malaysia K000705398 No
Jan 1, 2009 Chew [FRI 53598], Peninsular Malaysia K000575520 No
Jan 1, 1997 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.], Sikkim K000978432 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Roxburgh, W. [2998], India K000978431 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2998], Nepal Conyza balsamifera K001118381 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2998] Conyza balsamifera K001118379 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2998] Conyza balsamifera K001118383 Yes
Jack, W. [Cat. no. 2998], Malaysia Conyza balsamifera K001118384 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2998], Myanmar Conyza balsamifera K001118386 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2998], Nepal Conyza balsamifera K001118382 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2998] Conyza balsamifera K001118380 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2998], Nepal Conyza balsamifera K001118385 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 3051], Myanmar Conyza grandis K001118497 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0