Blumea axillaris (Lam.) DC.

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Blumea axillaris

Picture: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare

Blumea axillaris

Picture: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare

Blumea axillaris

Picture: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare

Blumea axillaris

Picture: Bart Wursten
Close to Fenella Drive, Monavale Vlei

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Synonyms: Blumea dregeanoides Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich.
Blumea lacera auct.
Blumea mollis (D.Don) Merr.
Blumea solidaginoides (Poir.) DC.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Annual herb to 60 cm, softly pilose with spreading hairs and usually glandular ones in addition. Stems without wings. Lower leaves sessile or petiolate, usually sessile and progressively smaller upwards; lamina up to 7 × 3 cm, narrowly obovate to elliptic, from silky-villous to glabrescent on both sides; base cuneate; apex acute or apiculate; margin serrate. Capitula c.7 × 8 mm, in dense terminal narrow panicles. Phyllaries numerous, outer c.4.5 mm, inner c.11 mm, purplish. Florets purplish. Achenes (of bisexual florets) c. 0.7 mm, pubescent.
Type location:
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: axillaris: axillary, arising in the leaf axils
Habitat: In wet grassland and by rivers and streams or a weed of cultivation.
Altitude range:
Flowering time:Aug - Dec
Worldwide distribution: Widespread throughout tropical Africa, Madagascar, India, the Far East and Australia.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): B,W,C,E,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Lk,W
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Literature:

Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 206. (Includes a picture).

Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 84. (Includes a picture).

Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 9. As Blumea dregeanoides and B. solidaginoides

Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 29. As Blumea dregeanoides

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 23.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 28.

Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 442 - 443. As Blumea mollis; the image appears incorrect. (Includes a picture).

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 31. as Blumea dregeanoides and Blumea solidaginoides

Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 194 - 195. As Blumea mollis; the image appears incorrect. (Includes a picture).

Wild, H. (1968-9). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 2. Inuleae (in part). Kirkia 7(1) Pages 127 - 128. as Blumea mollis

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 88.

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Flora of Botswana: Blumea axillaris
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Flora of Malawi: Blumea axillaris
Flora of Mozambique: Blumea axillaris
Flora of Zimbabwe: Blumea axillaris

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Blumea axillaris
African Plant Database: Blumea axillaris
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Blumea axillaris
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Blumea axillaris
JSTOR Plant Science: Blumea axillaris
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Blumea axillaris
Plants of the World Online: Blumea axillaris
Tropicos: Blumea axillaris
Wikipedia: Blumea axillaris


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Blumea axillaris.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=159100, retrieved 19 March 2024

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