Asteraceae
Launaea

Launaea capitata (Spreng.) Dandy

First published in F.W.Andrews, Fl. Pl. Sudan 3: 40 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote) to NW. India. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Canary Is., Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • Abdulridha, Taha & Wedad, Ecol. & Fl. Basra: 217 (2016)
  • Boulos & Hind in Fl. Egypt 3: 294 (2002)
  • Breckle, Hedge & Rafiqpoor, Vasc. Pl. Afghan. Checkl.: 177 (2013)
  • Collenette, Wild Flow. Saudi Arabia: 200 (1999)
  • Dandy in Andrews, Fl. Pls. Sudan 3: 40 (1956)
  • Feinbrun-Dothan, Fl. Palaest. 3: 432 (1978)
  • Ghafoor in Fl. Pakistan 222: 170 (2017)
  • Kilian & Ghazanfar in Fl. Oman 3: 226 (2015)
  • Kilian in Englera 17: 296, 4f, 9e–g (1997)
  • Mandaville, Fl. East. Saudi Arabia: 321 (1990)
  • Rechinger, Fl. Iranica 122: 146 (1977)
  • Rechinger, Fl. Lowland Iraq: 677 (1964)
  • Taifour & El-Oqlah, Pl. Jordan Ann. Checkl. 44 (2017).
  • Täckholm, Stud. Fl. Egypt: ed.2, 602 (1974)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1990 s.coll. [s.n.] K000808063 Type Yes
Hodidi, N. El.; Vasilevna, I.; Wickers, G. [L.] [7002] Egypt K002034273 No
Keller, A. [171] Egypt K002034291 No
S. [Sileher] [34] Qatar K002034259 No
Alkas, J. [17684] Iraq K002034230 No
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Iran K002034221 No
Simpson, N.D. [6085] Egypt K002034285 No
Collenette, I.S. [1824] Saudi Arabia K002034251 No
Léonard, J.J.G. [3716] K002034236 No
Fawzi; Muhamid; Hamid; Kadhim [40361] Iraq K002034233 No
Léonard, J.J.G. [6148] Iran K002034217 No
Hamid, H. [38558] Iraq K002034235 No
S.[Filesher] [34] Egypt K002034296 No
Abd El Ghani, M.M. [s.n.] Egypt K002034277 No
Trott, A.C. [1402] Qatar K002034258 No
Davis, C.H. [10302] Egypt K002034294 No
Guest, E.R.; Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [17145] Iraq K002034226 No
Wilcox, C. [163] K002034267 No
Schweinfurth, G. [461] Egypt K002034293 No
Collenette, S. [194] Saudi Arabia K002034257 No
Thulin, M.; Beier, B.A.; Hussein, M. [9863] Yemen K002034208 No
Boulos, L.; Cope, T.A. [17640] Kuwait K002034215 No
Dickson, V. (Mrs) [78] K002034246 No
Hoemes, D. [336] Qatar K002034260 No
Simpson, N.D. [2999] Egypt K002034283 No
Batanouny, K.H. [812] Qatar K002034264 No
Stobbs, G. [73] Bahrain K002034241 No
Collenette, I.S. [793] Saudi Arabia K002034254 No
Simpson, N.D. [2539] Egypt K002034286 No
[Crom Cuest]; Al-Rawi, A. [14181] Iraq K002034231 No
Simpson, N.D. [824] Egypt K002034287 No
Davis, C.H. [5092] Afghanistan K002034211 No
Simpson, N.D. [5822] Egypt K002034276 No
Abd El Ghani, M.M. [1697] Egypt K002034275 No
Rawi; Khalile; Krity, J. [29213] Iraq K002034228 No
Simpson, N.D.; Simpson, N.D. [5846] Egypt K001730303 No
[Eorn cuest]; Mahallal, I. [15210 C] Iraq K002034232 No
Davis, C.H. [10480] K002034266 No
Léonard, J.J.G. [5746] Iran K002034220 No
Simpson, N.D.; Simpson, N.D. [2246] Egypt K001730304 No
Simpson, N.D. [911] Egypt K002034288 No
Boulos, L.; Ibrahim, I.M. [17550] Kuwait K002034216 No
Léonard, J.J.G. [6086] Iran K002034219 No
Munton, P.N. [2286] Oman K002034238 No
Täckholm, V.; Boulos, L.; Zahran, M. [s.n.] Egypt K002034290 No
Floyer, E.A. [s.n.] Iran K002034218 No
Kilian, N. [[10480a]] K002034265 No
Hodidi, N. El.; Vasilevna, I.; Wickers, G. [L.] [7002] Egypt K002034271 No
Davis, C.H. [10407] Egypt K002034272 No
Hepper, F.N. [8861] Kuwait K002034214 No
Collenette, I.S. [1055] Saudi Arabia K002034248 No
Boulos, L. [11081] Qatar K002034262 No
Wood, J.R.I. [2730] Yemen K002034213 No
Halwagy, R.; Halwagy, M. [303] Kuwait K002034212 No
El-Amin, H.M. [15] Qatar K002034263 No
Léonard, J.J.G. [4758] K002034245 No
Leyland, M. [B 49] Saudi Arabia K002034284 No
Collenette, S. [104] Saudi Arabia K002034249 No
Keller, A. [68] Egypt K002034292 No
Ball, J. [s.n.] Egypt K002034278 No
s.coll. [97] Egypt K002034289 No
Popov; Jillin; Gilliland [4247] K002034247 No
[G. Schevainfursh] [298] Egypt K002034269 No
Collenette, S. [66] Saudi Arabia K002034256 No
Hassan, L.M. [2374] Egypt K002034282 No
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Egypt K002034274 No
Stobbs, G. [151] Bahrain K002034242 No
Chaudhary, S.A. [s.n.] Qatar K002034253 No
Mustafa, I. [s.n.] Egypt K002034279 No
Maxwell Darling, R.C. [194] K002034237 No
Charu Philips, A. [87] Bahrain K002034240 No
Al-Kaisi; Khayat [50545] Iraq K002034225 No
Gallagher, M.D. [7800/2] Oman K002034243 No
Sieber [s.n.] Egypt K002034295 No
Guest; Rawi; Rechinger [17105B] Iraq K002034234 No
Bornmüller, J. [422] Iran K002034222 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Qatar K002034261 No
Wheeler Haines, R. [W206] Iraq K002034227 No
Pierce, C. [s.n.] Afghanistan K002034210 No
P. W. [Lumeeg] [75] United Arab Emirates K002034223 No
Guest; Rawi; Rechinger [18701] Iraq K002034229 No
D'Angelis, J.D. [589] Egypt K002034281 No
Collenette, I.S. [914] Saudi Arabia K002034255 No
Rechinger, K.H. [34504] Afghanistan K002034209 No
Guest; Rawi; Rechinger [19111] Iraq K002034224 No
Hassan Asw, L. [1981] Egypt K002034268 No
Abd El Ghani, M.M. [6025] Egypt K002034280 No
Simpson, N.D. [2774] Egypt K002034270 No

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  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

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