Launaea arborescens

Launaea arborescens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1]

Launaea arborescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Launaea
Species:
L. arborescens
Binomial name
Launaea arborescens
(Batt.) Murb.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Launaea freyniana Pau
  • Launaea melanostigma Pett.
  • Prenanthes spinosa T.E.Bowdich
  • Sonchus freynianus Huter & al.
  • Zollikoferia arborescens Batt.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Jules Aimé Battandier in 1888 as Zollikoferia arborescens. It was transferred to Launaea in 1923 by Svante Samuel Murbeck.[2][3]

Distribution

The species occurs in Spain, the Canary Islands, Algeria, Morocco,[3] Mauritania and Cape Verde.[4]

References
  1. "Launaea arborescens", The Plant List, retrieved 2018-02-01
  2. "Zollikoferia arborescens Batt.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2018-02-01
  3. "Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2019-01-25
  4. Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 41


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