Asteraceae
Blumea

Blumea bovei (DC.) Vatke

First published in Linnaea 39: 485 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sahara to Israel and Arabian Peninsula, S. Iran to India (Gujarat). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Descriptions

Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb, 25–40 cm high; stems branched from base, terete, glabrous or sparsely pilose.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves alternate, sessile, linear or narrowly lanceolate, 1.5–8 cm long, 0.2–0.8 cm wide, base auriculate, margins dentate or denticulate, apex obtuse or apiculate, sparsely pubescent to almost glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula solitary or in lax axillary and terminal corymbs, 5–9 mm long; stalks of individual capitula 1.3–4.5 cm long, sparsely pilose; phyllaries purplish near the apex, herbaceous, linear, 1–7 mm long, 0.3–0.8 mm wide, acute, with scarious margins, pubescent on the midrib; receptacle flat to toroid, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Florets purple or pale mauve; outer florets many, tube filiform, 3–3.3 mm long, glabrous, with 2–3 minute lobes; style 3.2–3.5 mm long, with glabrous branches; inner florets 20–30, tube 3–4 mm long, slightly widening from the base, with 5 pubescent lobes 0.3–0.5 mm long, anthers 1.9–2 mm long, with short tails style 4–4.5 mm long, with hairy branches.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes oblong, 0.7–0.8 mm long, pubescent; pappus of 4–7 white bristles, 2.5–4 mm long.
Habitat
Moist sites such as wadi beds, near springs; 700–1600 m
Distribution
K1 also in the Sinai
[FTEA]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb, 25–40 cm high; stems branched from base
Morphology Leaves
Leaves sessile, linear or narrowly lanceolate, 1–8´0.2–1 cm, base auriculate, margins dentate or denticulate, apex obtuse or apiculate, sparsely pubescent to almost glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Capitula solitary or in lax axillary and terminal corymbs; involucre 4–8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Florets purple or pale mauve, 3–4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes oblong, 0.7–0.8 mm long, pubescent; pappus of 4–7 white bristles, 2.5–4 mm long.
Distribution
N1–3
Ecology
Altitude range 850–1250 m.
Vernacular
Adar-byod (Somali)
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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 2023 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 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images