Launaea Cass.

First published in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 25: 321 (1822)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Baleares, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Seychelles, Suriname, Texas, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Iraq

  • Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2, 25 : 321 (1822)
  • Frances G. Davies (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae. Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). Kew Publishing
  • Kilian, N. (1997). Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17: 1–478.
  • Lack in Kubitzki, Fam. Gen. Vasc. Pl. 8: 190 [2006] (2007)

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 3: 460.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • C. Jeffrey in Kew Bull. 18: 463–477 (1966).
  • in Dict. Sci. Nat. 25: 321 (1822).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by N. Kilian [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Kilian in Englera 17: 1–478 (1997).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • C. Jeffrey in K.B. 18: 463 (1966)
  • K. Bremer, Asteraceae Clad. & Class.: 188 (1994)
  • N. Kilian in Englera 17: 1–478 (1997)
  • in Dict. Sci. Nat. 25: 321 (1822)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 28, 2020 Zandamela, J.; Datizua, C.; Osborne, J.; Langa, C.; Melecuane, B. [150] Mozambique K001346685 No
Jan 1, 1990 Schimper, G.H.W. [208] Palestine K000808061 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Haussknecht, H., C. [s.n.] Iran K000808066 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1955 Haussknecht, H., C. [s.n.] Iran K000808065 Type Yes
Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] K002034351 No
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] K001730307 No
Choulette, S. [s.n.] K002034314 No
{Guest; Rawi; Rechinger} [18837] K002034336 No
Pitard, C.J. [181] Tunisia K002034742 Yes
Chevallier, L.P.D. [595] Algeria K002034762 Yes
Davis [6515] K002034352 No
Carrasco, M.A.; Castroviejo, S.; Cirujano, S.; Velayos, M. [s.n.] Morocco K001935346 No
Broun, A. F.; Broun [1547] K002065599 No
Jamin, P. [261] Algeria K002034756 Yes
{Chakravarty; Rawi; Khatib; Tikrity} [29908] K002034340 No
Rawi; Khatib; Tikrity [29243] K002034332 No
Gandoger, M. [52] Tunisia K002034743 Yes
[illegible] [1296] K002065129 Yes
Peck, E.F. [308] Tanzania K002065513 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [48624] K002034349 No
Kralik, J.L. [268a] K002034739 Yes
Chevallier, L.P.D. [s.n.] Algeria K002034738 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] K002034346 No
[s.n.] K002034134 No
Samaritani, J.B. [3149] K002034348 No
Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K.; Hamid, H. [48134] K002034337 No
Casey, E.C. [1333] K002034366 No
[s.n.] K002034135 No
Alizzi; Omar, S. [35454] K002034335 No
Riley, L.A.M. [10/H135] Tunisia K002034737 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [3364] K002034355 No
Gimingham, C.H. [[Cv74]] Libya K002034740 Yes
s.coll. [42145] K002034334 No
Lord, J.K. [s.n.] K002034345 No
Balansa, B. [159] Algeria K002034761 Yes
Boissier, P.E.; Reuter, G.F. [s.n.] Algeria K002034760 Yes
Bornmüller, J. [984] K002034354 No
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] K001730306 No
Mashaly, I.A. [s.n.] K002034353 No
Kralik, L. [268] Tunisia K002034741 Yes
Davis, P.H. [8915] K002034343 No
Faure, A. [s.n.] Algeria K002034758 Yes
Faure, A. [s.n.] Algeria K002034757 Yes
Faure, A. [s.n.] Algeria K002034755 Yes
Davis [2548] K002034365 No
Wheeler Haines, R. [W1035] K002034339 No
Kilian, N. [1200] K000251721 Isotype Yes
Schultes [s.n.] K002034350 No
{Guest; Rawi; Rechinger} [19289B] K002034333 No
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] Algeria K002034744 Yes
Guest, E.R.; Al-Rawi, A.; R. Schwar[tz] [14373] K002034338 No
Eig, A.; Zohary, M. [398] K002034344 No
{Mrs. V. Dickson} [114A] K002034315 No
Fischer, S. [182] Microrhynchus K002034781 Yes
Cosson, E. [s.n.] Morocco Microrhynchus K001790573 Yes
Buchanan, J. [s.n.] Mozambique Launea K002065929 Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

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

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

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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    • '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.
  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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