Launaea


Launaea acaulis (Roxb.) Kerr (Images by (Anurag Sharma - Id by J.M.Garg), (N Arun - Id by J.M.Garg & Surajit Koley), Santhan P & (Prashant Awale - Id by Girish Kumar & Vijayasankar Raman), (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))
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Launaea asplenifolia Hook.f.  
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Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch.Bip. ex Kuntze (Images by (Harshad Pandit - Id by Girish Kumar), (Balasubramanya Sharma - Id by Mahadeswara Swamy & Surajit Koley), Dinesh Valke & Prashant Awale, (For more photos & complete details, click on the links))
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Launaea secunda (C.B.Clarke) Hook.f. (Images by Saroj Kumar Kasaju (Id assistance by Nidhan Singh) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links))

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FLOWERING PLANTS OF INDIA, DICOTYLEDONS, Vol-I (Acanthaceae-Avicenniaceae) authored by S. Karthikeyan, M. Sanjappa and S. Moorthy and published by BSI, Kolkata in 2009 is an important document for names, authority and distribution of Asteraceae species in India.

As per this document (Karthikeyan et al., 2009) following species of Launaea occur in India:
  1. Launaea acaulis (Roxb.) Babc. ex Kerr
  2. L. aspleniifolia (Willd.) Hook.f.
  3. L. capitata (Spreng.) Dandy
  4. L. intybacea (Jacq.) Beauverd
  5. L. microcephala Hook.f.
  6. L. polyclada (Boiss.) Burkill
  7. L. resedifolia (L.) Druce
  8. L. sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch. Bip. ex Kuntze
  9. L. secunda (Royle ex C.B. Clarke) Hook.f.
Scrutiny of these names in The Plant List Ver. 1.1 indicate that these are either accepted names or unresolved. 
  
 
Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution
Launaea acaulis (Roxb.) Babc. ex Kerr Herb Western Ghats, Naturalized, Native of Tropical America Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Dindigul, Theni, Nilgiri, Tirunelveli, Virudhunagar
Launaea intybacea (Jacq.) Beauv. Herb Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri,  Dindigul,  Kancheepuram, Madurai, Ramanathapuram,  Thiruvallur, Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Viluppuram
Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal Herb Plains , Dry Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987 Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, T
Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch.-Bip. ex Kuntze Trailing Herb Sandy  Localities Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987  Kancheepuram, Madurai, Salem, Thiruvallur 
 
 
Launaea chondrilloides HOOK. (Launaea chondrilloides Hook.f.is a synonym of Launaea fragilis (Asso) Pau)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name
Launaea procumbens Asteraceae Creeping Launaea
Launaea sarmentosa Launaea pinnatifidaAsteraceae Beach Launaea
Launaea secunda Chondrilla secundaAsteraceae Himalayan Launaea
 
 
 
 
Flora of Madhya Pradesh: Chhatarpur and Damoh By G. P. Roy, B. K. Shukla, Bhaskar - Details-
Launaea nudicaulis auct. (India) non. L. nudicaulis (L.) Hook.f. sensu stricto (Syn. of Launaea procumbens) 
 
Bengal Plants describes 3 plants :-
  1. Heads terminal, or racemose.... margins of leaves with few or no teeth; teeth if present not cartilaginous at tips ------ L. aspleniifolia
  2. Heads terminal, or racemose....margins of leaves closely, sharply toothed, the teeth white, firm and cartilaginous at the tips ------ L. nudicaulis (Launaea nudicaulis auct. (India) non. L. nudicaulis (L.) Hook.f. sensu stricto (Syn. of Launaea procumbens))
  3. Heads solitary or fascicled at the nodes of the flagelliform, rooting flowering stem ----- L. pinnatifida (syn. of Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Alston);   
 

Flora of Eastern Karnataka, Volume 1  By N. P. Singh (Description & Keys-  

Launaea procumbens &

Launaea intybacea)

 
Launaea : 3 posts by 2 authors.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Launaea

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details.

If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful.

Any comments/ corrections are welcome.

I have added list of Launaea species in India based on Karhikeyan 2009.
Thanks a lot, ....
I have made a little correction as Launaea polyclada (Boiss.) Burkill is an accepted name as per The Plant List version 1.1.  I hope it's OK.
We now have to follow The Plant List version 1.1 as it has superseded the earlier The Plant List of 2010.
 

Pl. go through Launaea page (‎‎‎‎Asteraceae (Compositae)‎) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by ...).

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know.

If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), it will be really nice. Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.