Blumeopsis flava
(DC.) Gagnep. in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 26: 76.
1920. Blumea flava DC., Prodr. 6 : 439. 1836. Laggera flava (DC.) Benth. in
Gen. Pl. 2: 290. 1873; Hook.f., Fl. brit. India 3: 270. 1881.
Herbs, erect, weak; stems simple, 0.15-1 m high, glabrous or short hairy,
not winged. Leaves mostly in rosettes at base, obovate, rounded, spinulose
dentate, 1.5-8 x 0.5-4 cm, narrowed to a short petiole; upper ones lax,
lanceolate-oblong with an amplexicaul base, glabrate or thinly hairy. Heads
golden yellow. Involucral bracts ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 0.1-0.4 cm long,
glabrous. Corolla of disc florets 0.3-0.35 cm long; lobes hairy; corolla of
marginal florets 0.2-0.25 cm long. Achenes very small, glabrous. Pappus white,
0.25-0.3 cm long.
Fl. & Fr. Throughout the year.
Distrib. India: Major part of India in plains up to 1800 m. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Bhiar, Karnataka and Andaman & Nicobar Island.
Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaya, Sumatra and Hainan.
Fl. & Fr. Throughout the year.
Distrib. India: Major part of India in plains up to 1800 m. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Bhiar, Karnataka and Andaman & Nicobar Island.
Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malaya, Sumatra and Hainan.