Asteraceae

Ngai camphor

Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Blumea

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Common names

By language (21)

ace: Capa
ban: Sembung
bik: Lakad-bulan
Burmese: ဘုမ္မသိန်ပင်, အုံရှိန်ပင်
Cantonese: 大風艾
Chinese: 艾納香, 艾纳香, 大风艾, 牛大艾, 艾片, 艾纳香根, 大風艾, 大風草
English: Ngai camphor
French: Sambong
gor: Tapulapunga
hak: Thai-fûng-chhó, 大風草, Tai fungˊ coˋ
iba: Mambung
Indonesian: Sembung
Malay: Pokok Sembung
min: Capo, Comyza balsamifera
nan: Tāi-hong-chháu, Tāi-hong-tsháu, Tuā-hong-tsháu, Tōa-hong-chháu
Odia: ପୋକଶୁଙ୍ଗା
pam: Sambung
pwn: Karuveljevelj
shn: တူၼ်ႈယႃႈလၢင်ႇ
Thai: หนาด
Vietnamese: Đại bi

Synonyms

Baccharis balsamifera (L.) Stokes
Baccharis gratissima Blume ex DC.
Baccharis salvia Lour.
Blumea appendiculata DC.
Blumea balsamifera var. balsamifera
Blumea balsamifera var. microcephala Kitam.
Blumea grandis DC.
Blumea zollingeriana C.B.Clarke
Conyza appendiculata Blume
Conyza balsamifera L.
Conyza saxatilis Zoll. ex C.B.Clarke
Pluchea balsamifera (L.) Less.

Photos

Photo: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Abdul Hanif Arromy, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abdul Hanif Arromy, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.