Ixeridium laevigatum
(Blume) Pak & Kawano
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Description
A herb. It has robust stems and grows 90 cm tall. The leaves on the stems are few and have small scale-like hairs. The leaves near the base are broadly oval and 5-25 cm long by 0.8-5 cm wide. There are many flower heads and these are 8-10 mm across. They contain about 10 flowers. They are yellow.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Taiwan it grows from sea level to 2,300 m altitude. It grows along rivers and on gravelly limestone.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, New Guinea, Philippines, SE Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Ixeris laevigata (Blume) Sch. Bip. ex Maxim var. oldhami (Maxim.) KitamPrenanthes laevigata BlumeLactuca oldhamii Maxim.Ixeris oldhamii (Maxim.) Kitam.
References (2)
- Flora of Tawain Vol. 4:993
- Kuo, W. H. J., (Ed.) Taiwan's Ethnobotanical Database (1900-2000), http://tk.agron.ntu.edu.tw/ethnobot/DB1.htm (As Ixeris laevigata var. oldhami)
