Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLaunaea
Scientific name with authorshipLaunaea intybacea (Jacq.) Beauverd
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ammoseris surinamensis D.Dietr.Brachyramphus caribaeus DC.Brachyramphus goraeensis (Lam.) DC.Brachyramphus intybaceus (Jacq.) DC.Brachyramphus schimperi Sch.Bip.Brachyramphus schimperi Sch.Bip. ex Schweinf.Brachyrhamphus caribaeus DC.Brachyrhamphus goraeensis (Lam.) DC.Brachyrhamphus heyneanus WightBrachyrhamphus intybaceus (Jacq.) DC.Brachyrhamphus sonchifolius DC.Brachyrhamphus taraxacoides DC.Bracyrhamphus intybaceus (Jacq.) DC.Cicerbita intybacea (Jacq.) Wallr.Lactuca arabica Jaub. & SpachLactuca caribaea (DC.) Sch.Bip., 1842Lactuca goraeensis (Lam.) Sch.Bip.Lactuca goraeensis var. effusa A.Terracc., 1904Lactuca goraeensis var. effusa Chiov.Lactuca goraeensis var. glomerata A.Terracc.Lactuca goraeensis var. goraeensisLactuca heyneana DC.Lactuca intybacea Jacq.Lactuca nubica Sch.Bip.Lactuca nudicaulis var. major Bolle, 1860Lactuca octophylla Sch.Bip.Lactuca pinnatifida (Lour.) Merr.Lactuca runcinata DC.Lactuca runcinata DC. ex Wight, 1834Lactuca taraxacoides (DC.) Sch.Bip., 1842Lactuca virgata TauschLaunaea goraeensis (Lam.) Hoffm.Launaea runcinata DC.Microrhynchus octophyllus (Sch.Bip.) Hochst.Microrhynchus octophyllus (Sch.Bip.) Hochst. ex Oliv.Microrhynchus surinamensis Miq.Phaenixopus intybaceus (Jacq.) Less.Phoenixopus intybaceus (Jacq.) Less.Prenanthes sonchifolia Willd.Scorzonera africana Poir.Scorzonera pinnatifida Lour.Sonchus ciliatus Perr.Sonchus ciliatus Perr. ex DC.Sonchus goraeensis Lam.Sonchus paniculatus Moc. & SesséSonchus paniculatus Moc. & Sessé ex DC.Sonchus spachii Schweinf.Sonchus taraxacifolius Spreng.Trachodes paniculata D.Don
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier229022-1
Use codesAF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Read the full dataset citation, licence and import methodology →
!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.