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9593.000 Launaea
Description of the genus
Annual, biennial or perennial herbs, sometimes acaulescent. Leaves (in ours) in basal rosettes, usually appearing after the flowers. Receptacle without scales. Phyllaries 2-several-seriate, becoming swollen and corky towards base; innermost ± equal, usually greatly exceeding the outer. Florets yellow, the ligule often purplish or red outside. Achenes (in ours) truncate at apex, without a beak and also without ascending hairs or ascending rough projections on the ribs or margins above. Pappus many-seriate. Derivation of name: named after J Mordant de Launay (1750-1816), French author and editor of horticultural works and librarian at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Worldwide: 30 species extending from the Canary Is to South Africa, East Asia and the West Indies Zimbabwe: 3 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| cornuta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) C. Jeffrey | N,E,S | Description, Image |
| nana (Baker) Chiov. | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
| rarifolia (Oliv. & Hiern) Boulos var. rarifolia | N,W,C,E | Description, Image |
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Flora of Malawi: Launaea
Flora of Mozambique: Launaea
Flora of Zambia: Launaea
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): LaunaeaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Launaea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Launaea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Launaea
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iNaturalist: Launaea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Launaea
JSTOR Plant Science: Launaea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Launaea
Plants of the World Online: Launaea
Tropicos: Launaea
Wikipedia: Launaea
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