Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Asterales > Family Compositae > Tribe Cichorieae

Launaea Cass.

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Heterachaena Fresen. heterotypic synonym
Lomatolepis Cass. heterotypic synonym
Microrhynchus Less. heterotypic synonym
Rhabdotheca Cass. heterotypic synonym
Zollikoferia DC. heterotypic synonym
Launaya orthographic variant
Launea orthographic variant

Children

Launaea amal-aminiae N. Kilian
Launaea angustifolia (Desf.) Kuntze
Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb.
Launaea capitata (Spreng.) Dandy
Launaea cervicornis (Boiss.) Font Quer & Rothm.
Launaea fragilis (Asso) Pau
Launaea lanifera Pau
Launaea massavensis (Fresen.) Kuntze
Launaea mucronata (Forssk.) Muschl.
Launaea nudicaulis (L.) Hook. f.
Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal
Launaea pumila (Cav.) Kuntze
Launaea quercifolia (Desf.) Pamp.
Launaea spinosa (Forssk.) Kuntze
Launaea viminea Batt.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Arabic: لونييَة sources: Nehmé, M. - Etymological Dictionary of Syrian Flora 2008.
 Israel (Hebrew): לוֹנֵאָה; לוניאה

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Cass. in Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 25. 1822.

Genbank

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Citation

Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Launaea Cass.. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?UUID=86D81B82-9C1E-4939-BEB6-EA816D86DCFA

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment

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Importance

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Last modified

2007-08-28 by Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

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