Taxon:  Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal



Summary
Genus:
Launaea
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Hyoseridinae
Nomen number:
464553
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 23:465.  1969
Verified:
03/01/2012 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
Prenanthes procumbens Roxb.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Paramicrorhynchus procumbens (Roxb.) Kirp.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
  3. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  4. Shaukat, S. S. et al. 2003. Allelopathic potential of Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Rammaya and Rajgopal: a tropical weed. Pakistan J. Biol. Sci. 6:225-230.
  5. Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
  6. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaBahrain  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaUnited Arab Emirates  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaUzbekistan  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaDelhi Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGujarat Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHaryana Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMadhya Pradesh Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan], Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Myanmar

Reference(s)
  1. Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
  2. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  3. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Shaukat, S. S. et al. 2003. Allelopathic potential of Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Rammaya and Rajgopal: a tropical weed. Pakistan J. Biol. Sci. 6:225-230.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464553. Accessed 1 November 2026.