Overview
Launaea is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It contains the following 54 species, infra-taxons and synonymes excluded :
, Launaea acaulis, Launaea almahrahensis, Launaea amal-aminiae, Launaea angolensis, Launaea angustifolia, Launaea arborescens, Launaea aspleniifolia, Launaea benadirensis, Launaea bornmuelleri, Launaea brunneri, Launaea cabrae, Launaea capitata, Launaea castanosperma, Launaea cervicornis, Launaea cornuta, Launaea crassifolia, Launaea crepoides, Launaea fragilis, Launaea gorgadensis, Launaea hafunensis, Launaea intybacea, Launaea korovinii, Launaea lackii, Launaea lanifera, Launaea massavensis, Launaea mucronata, Launaea nana, Launaea nudicaulis,Launaea oligocephala, Launaea omanensis, Launaea petitiana, Launaea picridioides, Launaea platyphylla, Launaea polydichotoma, Launaea procumbens, Launaea pseudoabyssinica, Launaea pumila, Launaea quercifolia, Launaea quetta?nsis, Launaea rarifolia, Launaea rhynchocarpa Launaea rogersii, Launaea rueppellii, Launaea sarmentosa, Launaea secunda, Launaea socotrana, Launaea spinosa, Launaea stenocephala, Launaea taraxacifolia, Launaea thalassica, Launaea verdickii, Launaea viminea, Launaea violacea, Launaea sp. nov. A - an as of yet unpublished species in the genus. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It was given a status of "data deficient" by the IUCN Red List.1]
a amal-aminiae, Launaea angolensis, Launaea angustifolia, Launaea arborescens, Launaea aspleniifolia, Launaea benadirensis, Launaea bornmuelleri, Launaea brunneri, Launaea cabrae, Launaea capitata, Launaea castanosperma, Launaea cervicornis, Launaea cornuta, Launaea crassifolia, Launaea crepoides, Launaea fragilis, Launaea gorgadensis, Launaea hafunensis, Launaea intybacea, Launaea korovinii, Launaea lackii, Launaea lanifera, Launaea massavensis, Launaea mucronata, Launaea nana, Launaea nudicaulis,Launaea oligocephala, Launaea omanensis, Launaea petitiana, Launaea picridioides, Launaea platyphylla, Launaea polydichotoma, Launaea procumbens, Launaea pseudoabyssinica, Launaea pumila, Launaea quercifolia, Launaea quetta?nsis, Launaea rarifolia, Launaea rhynchocarpa Launaea rogersii, Launaea rueppellii, Launaea sarmentosa, Launaea secunda, Launaea socotrana, Launaea spinosa, Launaea stenocephala, Launaea taraxacifolia, Launaea thalassica, Launaea verdickii, Launaea viminea, Launaea violacea, Launaea sp. nov. A - an as of yet unpublished species in the genus. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It was given a status of "data deficient" by the IUCN Red List.1]References
- ^ Miller, A. 2004. Launaea sp. nov. A. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
Links
- Cichorieae Portal[1]
Taxonomy
The Genus Launaea is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 91 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Launaea: L. 1309 · L. acanthoclada · L. acanthodes · L. acaulis · L. almahrahensis · L. almarhahensis · L. amal-aminiae · L. angolensis · L. angustifolia · L. arborescens · L. asplenifolia · L. aspleniifolia · L. bellidifolia · L. benadirensis · L. bornmuelleri · L. brunneri · L. cabrae · L. capitata · L. cassiniana · L. castanosperma · L. cervicornis · L. chevalieri · L. chondrilloides · L. cornuta · L. courtetiana · L. crassifolia · L. crepoides · L. cufodontii · L. elliotiana · L. exauriculata · L. fallax · L. farinulenta · L. fischeri · L. foxii · L. fragilis · L. frasilis · L. freyniana · L. glabra · L. glomerata · L. goraeensis · L. gorgadensis · L. hafunensis · L. hafuniensis · L. integrifolia · L. intybacaea · L. intybacea (Achicoria Azul) · L. kuriensis · L. lackii · L. lanifera · L. ledermannii · L. macra · L. massauensis · L. melanostigma · L. microcephala · L. mucronata · L. nana · L. nanella · L. nigricola · L. nudicaulis · L. oligocephala · L. pauciflora · L. petitiana · L. picridioides · L. piestocarpa · L. pinnatifida · L. popovii · L. procumbens · L. pseudoabyssinica · L. pumila · L. punila · L. pycnocephala · L. quercifolia · L. rarifolia · L. remotiflora · L. resedifolia · L. rhynchocarpa · L. rogersii · L. rueppellii · L. sarmentosa · L. secunda · L. socotrana · L. sp. nov. A · L. spinosa · L. taraxacifolia · L. tenuiloba · L. thalassica · L. tomentella · L. verdickii · L. viminea · L. violacea · L. virgata
References
- ^ Miller, A. 2004. Launaea sp. nov. A. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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