Asteraceae
Lactuca

Lactuca indica L.

First published in Mant. Pl. 2: 278 (1771)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Siberia to Japan and Malesia. It is a biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Amur, Assam, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East Himalaya, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Khabarovsk, Korea, Laos, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Primorye, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Central African Repu, Comoros, Jamaica, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 5: 1-451. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1992). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6: 1-428. Nauka, Leningrad.
  • Koyama, H., Bunwong, S., Pornpongrungrueng, P. & Hind, D.J.N. (2016). Flora of Thailand 13(2): 143-428. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 5: 1-451. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Randriamampionona, B. [735], Madagascar K000662260 No
March [2004], Jamaica Lactuca jamaicensis K000222235 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3279] Prenanthes taraxacoides K001129348 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7377], Yunnan Pterocypsela indica var. laciniata K000815113 Yes
Champion, J.G. [231], Hong Kong Pterocypsela indica K000815111 Yes
Henry, A. [7955], Hainan Pterocypsela indica K000815110 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [2908], Yunnan Pterocypsela indica K000815114 Yes
Henry, A. [295], China Pterocypsela indica K000815115 Yes
s.coll. [231], Hong Kong Pterocypsela indica K000815112 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images