Blumea viscosa
(Mill.) V.M.Badillo
Asteraceae
This name is not universally accepted by botanists. We are following the treatment in Missouri Botanic Garden's MOBOT database (amongst others), but the online African Plant Database[
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- African Flowering Plants Database
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- Author
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- Website
- http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
- Publisher
- Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques.
- Year
- 0
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- Description
- Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
] (amongst others) uses the name Pseudoconyza viscosa (Mill.) D'Arcy (treated here as a synonym)[
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- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
]
Blumea aurita (L.f.) DC.
Blumea bojeri Baker
Blumea glutinosa DC.
Blumea lyrata (Kunth) V.M.Badillo
Blumea pappii Gand.
Blumea senegalensis DC.
Blumea viscose (Mill.) D'Arcy
Conyza aurita eyne ex L.f.
Conyza chiapensis Brandegee
Conyza lyrata Kunth
Conyza rudis Willd. ex Steud.
Conyza senegalensis Willd.
Conyza viscose Mill.
Erigeron lyratus (Kunth) M.Gómez
Ernstia lyrata (Kunth) V.M.Badillo
Eschenbachia lyrata (Kunth) Britton & Millsp.
Eupatorium lyratum J.M.Coult.
Laggera aurita (L.f.) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke
Laggera lyrata (Kunth) Leins
Laggera viscose (Mill.) Zareh
Pluchea glutinosa (DC.) Bojer ex Baker
Pluchea kotschyi Sch.Bip.
Pseudoconyza lyrata (Kunth) Cuatrec.
Pseudoconyza viscosa (Mill.) D'Arcy
Common Name:
General Information
Blumea viscosa is an aromatic, erect, annual plant growing 30 - 100cm tall.
The leaves are occasionally harvested from the wild and eaten locally[
617- Title
- Traditional Vegetables in Benin
- Publication
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- Author
- Achigan-Dako E. Et al
- Publisher
- Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
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- Description
- Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
A Pantropical weed.
Habitat
A common weed of farm fields in the humid, savannah regions of Benin. It is also found in wetlands, flood plains and disturbed areas[
617- Title
- Traditional Vegetables in Benin
- Publication
-
- Author
- Achigan-Dako E. Et al
- Publisher
- Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual |
| Height | 0.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Leaves - cooked[
617- Title
- Traditional Vegetables in Benin
- Publication
-
- Author
- Achigan-Dako E. Et al
- Publisher
- Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.
]. Harvested from wetlands when the water levels drop[
617- Title
- Traditional Vegetables in Benin
- Publication
-
- Author
- Achigan-Dako E. Et al
- Publisher
- Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.
]. It is used mainly by pregnant women[
617- Title
- Traditional Vegetables in Benin
- Publication
-
- Author
- Achigan-Dako E. Et al
- Publisher
- Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.
].
Medicinal
The leaves are diuretic[
617- Title
- Traditional Vegetables in Benin
- Publication
-
- Author
- Achigan-Dako E. Et al
- Publisher
- Darwin Initiative; International Foundation for Science
- Year
- 2009
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Issued as a PDF on the Internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in Benin.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
