Taxon:  Launaea taraxacifolia (Willd.) Amin ex C. Jeffrey



Summary
Genus:
Launaea
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Hyoseridinae
Nomen number:
464689
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 18:474.  1966
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
Sonchus taraxacifolius Willd.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lactuca taraxacifolia (Willd.) Schumach.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1503.
  3. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  4. Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaChad  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNiger  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaEquatorial GuineaBioko Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaBenin  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Chad
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Tanzania
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea [Bioko]
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo
Cultivated
Africa
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Nigeria, Senegal

Reference(s)
  1. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
  2. Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:241-246.
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=464689. Accessed 31 October 2026.