Blumea lanceolaria
(Roxb.) Druce
Lanceleaf blumea
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Description
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.
Edible Uses
The leaves are boiled and eaten, and used to flavor fish. The roots are also edible.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used to flavour fish. They are boiled and eaten.
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Medicinal Uses
The leaves are used as a spice.
Distribution
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.
Where It Grows
Asia, Bhutan, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Pakistan, Philippines, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam,
Cultivation
A highly variable plant.
Other Information
It is cultivated.
Nutrition
| Part | Moisture | kJ | kcal | Protein | Vit A | Vit C | Iron | Zinc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaves | 91.7 | 63 | 15 | 2.2 | — | 4 | — | — |
Synonyms
Also Known As
Bualze, Buar-ze, Chapa, Kepijit, Lanceolated buffalo ear
References (15)
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- Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 4:609. 1917
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 343 (As Blumea myriocephala)
- Guite, C., 2016, A study of wild edible plants associated with the Paite tribe of Manipur, India, International Journal of Current Research. Vol. 8, Issue, 11, pp. 40927-40932
- Kar, A., et al, 2013, Wild Edible Plant Resources used by the Mizos of Mizoram, India. Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology. Vol. 9, No. 1, July, 2013, 106-126
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- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 184 (As Blumea myriocephala)
- Mot So Rau Dai an Duoc O Vietnam. Wild edible Vegetables. Ha Noi 1994, p 242
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- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 66
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