Launaea
Encyclopedia
Launaea is a genus of flowering plant
in the Asteraceae
family.
It contains the following species:
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
family.
It contains the following species:
- Launaea arborescens
- Launaea crepoidesLaunaea crepoidesLaunaea crepoides is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Yemen.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-Source:...
- Launaea glomerata
- Launaea nudicaulis
- Launaea quercifolia
- Launaea resedifolia
- Launaea rhynchocarpaLaunaea rhynchocarpaLaunaea rhynchocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Yemen.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
- Launaea sarmentosaLaunaea sarmentosaLaunaea sarmentosa is a perennial herb species in the family Asteraceae. It is native to coastal areas in Africa , Madagascar, the Seychelles, Mauritius, India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. It is naturalized in Western Australia....
- Launaea socotranaLaunaea socotranaLaunaea socotrana is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in Yemen.-References:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
- Launaea sp. nov. A - an as of yet unpublished species in the genus. It is found only in YemenYemenThe Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
. Its natural habitatHabitat* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is rocky areas. It was given a status of "data deficient" by the IUCN Red ListIUCN Red ListThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...
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