Lanceleaf blumea
Blumea lanceolaria

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A tall herb. It takes 2 years to complete its life cycle. It can keep growing from year to year. It can be 3 m or more tall. The stems are woody at the base and have lines along them. The leaves are narrowly oblong and 20-30 cm long by 4-8 cm wide.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in the central mountains in Malaysia. In southern China it grows in forests, on grassy slopes and along rivers between 400-1,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Pakistan, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The leaves are used to flavour fish. They are boiled and eaten.

It is cultivated.

Edible parts

Leaves, spice, roots

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Bualze, Buar-ze, Chapa, Kepijit, Lanceolated buffalo ear

Synonyms

Blumea conspicua Hayata; Blumea laxiflora Elmer; Blumea myriocephala DC.; and others