As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Launaea
This genus name was first published in in Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 25: 61, 321. 1822
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000020742.
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Synonyms of Launaea
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launaea subg. Acanthosonchus | Fl. Iranica 122: 149. 1977 | — | wfo-1000065849 | |
| Launaea subg. Brachyrhamphus | Fl. Iranica 122: 147. 1977 | — | wfo-1000065876 | |
| Lactuca subg. Brachyrhamphus | III. Pl. Orient. 3: 114. 1850 | — | wfo-1000065877 | |
| Sonchus subg. Prenocephalum | in Webb & Berthelot, Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2,2): 426. 1849 | — | wfo-1000065878 | |
| Sonchus subg. Rhabdotheca | III. Pl. Orient. 3: 110. 1850 | — | wfo-1000065879 | |
| Sonchus subg. Acanthosonchus | in Webb & Berthelot, Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2,2): 427. 1849 | — | wfo-1000065880 | |
| Lactuca subg. Microrhynchus | in Linnaea 15: 725. 1841 | — | wfo-1000065881 | |
| Zollikoferia subg. Lophocarpus | in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 2: 254. 1855 | — | wfo-1000065882 | |
| Launaea subg. Microrhynchus | Fl. Iranica 122: 153. 1977 | — | wfo-1000065883 | |
| Microrhynchus sect. Launaea | Prodr. 7: 181. 1838 | — | wfo-1000079111 | |
| Rhabdotheca sect. Launaea | Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 95, no. 3729. 1841 | — | wfo-1000079112 | |
| Zollikoferia sect. Rhabdotheca | Fl. Algérie 1: 558. 1889 | — | wfo-1000079113 | |
| Launaea sect. Lomatolepis | Gen. Siph.: 580. 1906 | — | wfo-1000079114 | |
| Zollikoferia sect. Microrhynchus | Fl. Orient. 3: 824. 1875 | — | wfo-1000079115 | |
| Zollikoferia sect. Globiceps | in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 40: 190. 1893 | — | wfo-1000079116 | |
| Microrhynchus sect. Rhabdotheca | Prodr. 7: 180. 1838 | — | wfo-1000079117 | |
| Zollikoferia sect. Brachyrhamphus | Fl. Orient. 3: 825. 1875 | — | wfo-1000079118 | |
| Launaea sect. Microrhynchus | in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(5): 371. 1893 | — | wfo-1000079119 | |
| Zollikoferia sect. Lomatolepis | Fl. Orient. 3: 826. 1875 | — | wfo-1000079120 | |
| Zollikoferia sect. Acanthosonchus | Fl. Orient. 3: 827. 1875 | — | wfo-1000079121 | |
| Launaea sect. Brachyrhamphus | in Engler & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(5): 371. 1893 | — | wfo-1000079122 | |
| Atalanthus sect. Microrhynchus | in Bull. Soc. Climatol. Alger 11: 7. 1874 | — | wfo-1000079123 | |
| Lactuca sect. Heterachaena | Hist. Pl. 8: 116. 1882 | — | wfo-1000079124 | |
| Lactuca sect. Microrhynchus | Hist. Pl. 8: 116. 1882 | — | wfo-1000079125 | |
| Zollikoferia sect. Euzollikoferia | Fl. Orient. 3: 822. 1875 | — | wfo-1000079126 | |
| Atalanthus sect. Zollikoferia | in Bull. Soc. Climatol. Alger 11: 7. 1874 | — | wfo-1000079127 | |
| Launaea sect. Cornutae | in Englera 17: 169. 1997 | wfo-3400010071 | ||
| Launaea sect. Cervicornes | in Englera 17: 186. 1997 | wfo-3400010072 | ||
| Launaea sect. Castanospermae | in Englera 17: 306. 1997 | wfo-3400010073 | ||
| Launaea subg. Pseudosonchus | Fl. Iranica 122: 161. 1977 | wfo-3500000846 | ||
| Launaea subg. Zollikoferia | Fl. Iranica 122: 156. 1977 | wfo-3500000847 | ||
| Ammoseris | Gen. Pl. : 500 (1838) | wfo-4000001634 | ||
| Brachyramphus | Prodr. 7: 176. 1838 | wfo-4000005243 | ||
| Heterachaena | in Mus. Senckenberg. 3: 74. 1839 | wfo-4000017657 | ||
| Lomatolepis | in Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 48: 422. 1827 | wfo-4000022132 | ||
| Rhabdotheca | in Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 48: 424. 1827 | wfo-4000032828 | ||
| Zollikoferia | Prodr. 7: 183. 1838 | wfo-4000041258 | ||
| Microrhynchus | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 139. 1832 | — | wfo-4100001403 | |
| Brachyrhamphus | Prodr. 7: 176. 1838 | — | wfo-4100005040 |
Species in Launaea ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Launaea:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launaea acanthodes f. pulverulenta | Fl. Iran 10: 204 (1980) | wfo-0000048784 | ||
| Launaea angustifolia | Man. Fl. Egypt 2: 1059 (1912) | wfo-0000121500 | ||
| Launaea arborescens subsp. melanostigma | Int. J. Geobot. Res. 7: 22. 2017 [Dec 2017] [epublished] | wfo-1200010393 | ||
| Launaea asymmetrica | Wiss. Erg. Schwed. Rhodesia-Kongo-Exp. 1911-1912 i. 126 (1914) | wfo-0000116099 | ||
| Launaea cassiniana | List Fl. Pl. Baluchistan 44 (1909) | wfo-0000088169 | ||
| Launaea fallax | Man. Fl. Egypt 2: 1060 (1912) | wfo-0000084526 | ||
| Launaea fragilis subsp. viminea | Itinera Geobot. 15(2): 703 (2002) (2002) | wfo-0001359564 | ||
| Launaea fragilis var. pumila | Folia Bot. Misc. 6: 86 (1989): (1989) | wfo-0001389653 | ||
| Launaea glabra var. rufescens | in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2 10: 42. 1887–1888 | — | wfo-1200067456 | |
| Launaea goraeensis | Nat. Pflanzenfam. iv. 5 (1893) 370 | wfo-0000122129 | ||
| Launaea jaumei | Bol. Soc. Ibér. Ci. Nat. 28(9-10): 168, in syn. (1930) | wfo-0000019547 | ||
| Launaea lampsanoides | in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2 10: 42. 1887–1888 | wfo-0000071211 | ||
| Launaea massavensis | Man. Fl. Egypt 2: 1060 (1912) | wfo-0000117228 | ||
| Launaea mucronata subsp. cassiniana | – | — | wfo-1200068197 | |
| Launaea obtusus | J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 85(3): 523 (1989) | wfo-0000037363 | ||
| Launaea picridioides | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts xlix. 517 (1913) | wfo-0000014787 | ||
| Launaea polyclada | List Fl. Pl. Baluchistan 44. 1909 | wfo-0000065786 | ||
| Launaea rarifolia var. rarifolia | – | – | — | wfo-0000062071 |
| Launaea resedifolia | Bot. Exch. Club Brit. Isles Rep. 3(5): 420. 1914 [Feb 1914] | wfo-0000028715 | ||
| Launaea resedifolia subsp. resedifolia | – | – | — | wfo-0000051134 |
| Launaea resedifolia var. resedifolia | – | – | — | wfo-0000050633 |
| Launaea sarmentosa | in Trimen, Hand-Book Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 173. 1931 | wfo-0000008254 | ||
| Launaea sect. Acanthosonchus | – | — | wfo-1000044044 | |
| Launaea stenocephala | List Fl. Pl. Baluchistan 44 (1909) | wfo-0000130638 | ||
| Launaea stocksiana | List Fl. Pl. Baluchistan 44 (1909) | wfo-0000077543 | ||
| Launaea taiwanensis | New Taxa New Names 6: 552 2023 | wfo-1000057177 | ||
| Launaea tenuiloba | Man. Fl. Egypt 2: 1058 (1912) | wfo-0000025659 | ||
| Launaea viminea | Batt., Contr. Fl. Atl. 1919. 58 1919 | — | wfo-0000029173 |