Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > 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
*Launaea amal-aminiae*	N. Kilian	taxonomically included in
*Launaea angustifolia*	(Desf.) Kuntze	taxonomically included in
*Launaea arborescens*	(Batt.) Murb.	taxonomically included in
*Launaea capitata*	(Spreng.) Dandy	taxonomically included in
*Launaea cervicornis*	(Boiss.) Font Quer & Rothm.	taxonomically included in
*Launaea fragilis*	(Asso) Pau	taxonomically included in
*Launaea lanifera*	Pau	taxonomically included in
*Launaea massavensis*	(Fresen.) Kuntze	taxonomically included in
*Launaea mucronata*	(Forssk.) Muschl.	taxonomically included in
*Launaea nudicaulis*	(L.) Hook. f.	taxonomically included in
*Launaea procumbens*	(Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal	taxonomically included in
*Launaea pumila*	(Cav.) Kuntze	taxonomically included in
*Launaea quercifolia*	(Desf.) Pamp.	taxonomically included in
*Launaea spinosa*	(Forssk.) Kuntze	taxonomically included in
*Launaea viminea*	Batt.	taxonomically included in; nom. altern.

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; لونييَة sources: Nehmé, M. 2000: Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Flore du Liban;Nehmé, M. 2008: Etymological Dictionary of Syrian Flora