Terapaibi Macha / Lanceleaf Knob-Bush
Blumea lanceolaria
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- February-May
How to identify Terapaibi Macha
Identify Terapaibi Macha by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Terapaibi Macha.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Blumea lanceolaria
- Genus
- Blumea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Terapaibi Macha itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Terapaibi Macha itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Manipuri
- ꯇꯦꯔꯥꯄꯥꯢꯕꯤ ꯃꯆꯥ Terapaibi macha
- Mizo
- Buar-ze
About Terapaibi Macha
Lanceleaf Knob-Bush (Blumea lanceolaria) belongs to the Asteraceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Assam, Madhya Pradesh and 6 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to May.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Terapaibi Macha belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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