Asteraceae
Lactuca

Lactuca inermis Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 144 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula. It grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Patzelt, A. & al. (2020). Studies in the flora of Arabia: XXXIV. Sixty new records from the Sultanate of Oman. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77: 413-437.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Agnew, A.D.Q. & Agnew, S., Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 230 (1994).
  • Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 144 (1775).
  • G.V. Pope in Flora Zambesiaca 6: 205, t. 37c (1992).
  • J.R.I. Wood in Kew Bulletin 39: 132 (1984).
  • Lawalrée, Dethier & Gilissen in Flore d'Afrique Centrale Compositae: Cichorioideae: 62, t. 13 (1986).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2019 Rowland [s.n.] Nigeria K000373997 Holotype Yes
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2175] Cameroon K000518611 Yes
Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9462] Cameroon K000108713 No
Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [9096] Cameroon K000108710 No
Lebrun, J.A. [9793] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048024 Yes
Wylie, J. [s.n.] South Africa K002048750 No
Lebrun, J.A. [1775] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048021 Yes
Migeod, F. [289] Cameroon K000027628 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [s.n.] K002048778 No
Guinea, E. [2784] K002048020 Yes
Lisowski, S. [321] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048022 Yes
Magaji, S.O. [MG 728] Nigeria K002047980 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8715] South Africa K002048780 No
Lebrun, J.A. [7010] Congo, Republic of the K002048025 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [932] Cameroon K000027660 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [9146] South Africa K002048779 No
Gossweiler, J. [1164] Angola K001307259 No
Liebenburg, L.C.C. [3270] South Africa K000251894 Type Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [2420] Zimbabwe K002048743 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9379] Cameroon K000027634 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [28584] Cameroon K000027636 Yes
Richards, P.W. [5050 b] Nigeria K002047974 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; Kabuye, C.; Festo, L.; Ntore, S.; Bayona, W. [17803] Tanzania K001930607 Yes
Merrett, L. [2873] Zambia K001873838 No
Hedberg, O. [93133] Cameroon K000087424 No
Gerrard, W.T. [715] K002048784 No
Polunin, N. [110] Cameroon K000027638 Yes
Symoens, J. [10926] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048039 Yes
Bradfield, R.D. [T 218] South Africa K002048752 No
Fourcade, H.G. [2861] South Africa K002048749 No
Lely, H.V. [P33] Nigeria K002047981 No
McClean, A.P.D. [756] South Africa K002048771 No
{Dr. Sutherland} [s.n.] South Africa K002048775 No
Migeod, F. [289] Cameroon K000027629 Yes
Nation, O. [105] South Africa K002048738 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002048786 No
Schlechter, R. [3275] South Africa K002048753 No
Repton, J.E. [648] K002048770 No
MacOwan, P. [1163] K001730629 No
Robyns [2237] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048031 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [1686] Cameroon K002048019 Yes
Devenish, N.J. [880] South Africa K002048787 No
Leonard, A. [588] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048040 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [8313] Cameroon K000027661 Yes
Lebrun, Jean [7677] K000251864 Type Yes
Dieterlen, M.; Dieterlen, M. [25] Lesotho K002048748 No
Kuntze, C.E.O. [s.n.] K002048754 No
Fourcade, H.G. [2861] K002048746 No
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9691] Zambia K001569795 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollensen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9991] Zambia K001569790 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollensen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9991] Zambia K001569789 Yes
[Puseflour, J.W.] [P.820] Uganda K002048276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002048762 Yes
Louis, J. [[4]916] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048027 Yes
Seydel, R. [3816] K002048783 No
Sharland, R.E. [116[4]] Nigeria K002047968 No
Williams, S.L. [1153] South Africa K002048757 No
Schlieben, H.J. [7210] South Africa K002048765 No
Edwards, D.C. [3107] Kenya K000251885 Type Yes
Morton, J.K. [7064] Cameroon K000027620 Yes
Michel [4429] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048028 Yes
s.coll. [299] South Africa K002048785 No
de Witte [1319] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048029 Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [39] Ghana K002047975 No
Wilms, F. [2032] K002048747 No
Mason, E. [3] South Africa K002048737 No
Quarre, P. [2852] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048034 Yes
Bryant, E.G. [D.41] South Africa K002048736 No
Mann, G. [0s.n.15] Cameroon K000027632 Yes
Morton, J.K. [GC 8546] Ghana K002047978 No
Deighton, F.C. [3525] Sierra Leone K002047972 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 28383] Cameroon K000027624 Yes
Bradfield, R.D. [T 192] South Africa K002048751 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [8398] South Africa K002048755 No
Leistner, O.A. [837] South Africa K002048766 No
Boughey, A.S. [6984] Cameroon K000027619 Yes
Harris, T. [268] Mozambique K000613343 Yes
Lansdell, K.A. [871] South Africa K002048729 No
Hutchinson, J. [4632] South Africa K002048767 No
{Retief; Hermann; Schrire} [2] South Africa K002048756 No
[Uitencrafe] [104] K002048730 No
Wilms, F. [628] South Africa K002048739 No
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 28383] Cameroon K000027623 No
Lebrun, J.A. [9036] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048037 Yes
Quarré [2543] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048033 Yes
Petit K000251872 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lely, H.V. [338] Nigeria K001730365 No
Petit, J. [97] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048038 Yes
s.coll. [424] South Africa K002048731 No
Maitland, T.D. [0s.n.63] Cameroon K000027625 Yes
Brynard, A.M. [302] South Africa K002048768 No
Chevalier, A.J.B. [23071] Benin K002047979 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8498] Cameroon K000027614 No
Mann, G. [1928] Cameroon K000027657 Yes
Cooper, T. [364] South Africa K002048772 No
Quarré [2543] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048035 Yes
Mason, E. [4] South Africa K002048735 No
Merxmüller, H. [360] South Africa K002048760 No
West, O. [422] South Africa K002048769 No
Burchell, W.J. [2037] K002048776 No
Lely, H.V. [136] Nigeria K002047982 No
Giess, W. [14692] South Africa K002048742 No
Robyns, W. [2454] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048041 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1184] Cameroon K000027658 Yes
Drège [s.n.] K002048761 No
Foster, E.W. [272] Nigeria K002047969 No
Schlieben [8706] South Africa K002048777 No
Balkwill, K.; Williamson, S.; Smith, S. [10180] South Africa K002048741 No
Petit K000251873 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10839] Cameroon K000027654 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [6045] Sierra Leone K002047970 No
Daramola; Caanyiniusi [5065] Nigeria K002047967 No
Mogg, A.O.D. [34930] South Africa K002048758 No
Lebrun, J.A. [6983] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048036 Yes
Guy, R.D. [134] South Africa K002048759 No
Maitland, T.D. [1673] Cameroon K000027627 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [2728] South Africa K002048782 No
Mann, G. [1300] Cameroon K000027633 Yes
Breteler, F.J. [MC 21] Cameroon K000027617 No
Burchell [325] Botswana K002048773 No
Cooper, T. [653] South Africa K001730628 No
Morton, J.K. [7368] Ghana K002047976 No
Kitson, A.E. [s.n.] Ghana K002047977 No
Johnston, H.H. [42] Cameroon K000027656 Yes
Sanford, W.W. [5446] Cameroon K000027615 No
Daramola, B.O. [FHI40580] Nigeria K002047973 No
Hepper, F.N. [1934] Cameroon K000027635 Yes
Hanekom, W.J. [1646] South Africa K002048732 No
Schimper [1172] K000251871 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mason, E. [2] South Africa K002048733 No
Migeod, F., W. H. [167] Cameroon K000027653 Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K002048764 No
Brunt, M.A. [63] Cameroon K000027637 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [8632] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048026 Yes
Lebrun, J.A. [2195] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048030 Yes
Liben, L. [1518] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048032 Yes
Graham, R.M.; Dale, D.R. [2803] Kenya K000251884 Type Yes
Sankey, H.J. [114] South Africa K002048734 No
Louis, J. [[4]937] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K002048023 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5303] Sierra Leone K002047971 No
Gillet, M.C. [4600] South Africa K002048781 No
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [7384] South Africa K002048788 No

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

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0