Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(family description)
Genus: Blumea (1)
Epithet: fistulosa (Roxb.) Kurz (2)
Synonym: Blumea racemosa DC.
fistulosa => tubular, hollow throughout as the leaf of an onion, or full of holes
racemosa => in form of a cluster