Blumea bovei
(DC.) Vatke in Linnaea 39: 485. 1875; Raghavan,
Wadhwa & Ansari in Rec. Bot. Surv. Ind. 21 (2): 43. 1981. Conyza bovei DC.
in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. 261. 1834.
Herbs, perennial; stems branched from base 20-30 (-40) cm high, glabrous
or sparsely pubescent. Basal leaves absent at flowering time; cauline leaves
linear-oblong, auriculate at base, acute, distantly denticulate, 1.5-4(8) x 0.3 -0.8
em, glabrous or sparsely pubescent on both surfaces, sessile. Heads axillary or
terminal. Involucral bracts 3-4 seriate, herbaceous, solitary or 2-3, 5-7.5 mm
in diam., linear-Ianceolate, acuminate; 4-6 mm long, outer ones pubescent; inner ones hair-like at apex. Receptacle flat, areolate, 2-4 mm in diam., glabrous.
Corollas of bisexual florets yellow, tubular, ca 4 mm long, 5-lobed; lobes
pubescent; corolla offemale florets filiform, ca 3 mm long, 2-3-lobed, glabrous.
Achenes brown, oblong, 0.5-0.7 mm long, pubescent. Pappus white, ca 3.5 mm
long.
Fl. & Fr. Feb.- March.
Distrib. India: Gujarat.
N.E. Africa, Somalia, Eritrea and Sinai.
Fl. & Fr. Feb.- March.
Distrib. India: Gujarat.
N.E. Africa, Somalia, Eritrea and Sinai.