Taxon:  Launaea petitiana (A. Rich.) N. Kilian



Summary
Genus:
Launaea
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Hyoseridinae
Nomen number:
464687
Place of publication:
Englera 17:231.  1997
Verified:
03/15/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Lactuca petitiana A. Rich.

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Reference(s)
  1. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  2. Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:1-478.
  3. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  4. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEritrea  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Yemen
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:1-478.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=464687. Accessed 18 May 2024.