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 procumbens (Roxb.) Amin
Indexed scientific synonyms
Ammoseris patens (DC.) D.Dietr.Brachyramphus obtusus DC.Brachyrhamphus obtusus DC.Lactuca flava Forssk.Lactuca obtusa (DC.) C.B.ClarkeLactuca obtusa (DC.) Sch.Bip.Launaea fallax (Jaub. & Spach) KuntzeLaunaea obtusa (DC.) Mundhe & M.R.AlmeidaLaunaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & RajagopalLaunaya fallax (Jaub. & Spach) Kuntze, 1891Microrhynchus arabicus Jaub. & SpachMicrorhynchus fallax Jaub. & SpachMicrorhynchus patens DC.Paramicrorhynchus procumbens (Roxb.) Kirp.Prenanthes obtusa Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.Prenanthes patens Wall.Prenanthes procumbens Roxb.Prenanthes runcinata Lag.Rhabdotheca sonchoides Cass.Scorzonera dichotoma VahlSonchus lakouensis S.Y.HuSonchus leucodon Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Sonchus leucodon Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Ledeb.Sonchus mairei H.Lév.Youngia alashanica H.C.FuYoungia procumbens (Roxb.) DC.Zollikoferia fallax (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss.Zollikoferia leucodon Fisch. & C.A.Mey.Zollikoferia leucodon Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Boiss.Zollikoferia leucodon Kar., 1839
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 identifier229045-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!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.