Summary
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 23:465. 1969
Verified:
03/01/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
- Kilian, N. 1997. Revision of Launaea Cass. (Compositae, Lactuceae, Sonchinae). Englera 17:278-287.
- Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. Flora of India. 1993-
- Shaukat, S. S. et al. 2003. Allelopathic potential of Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Rammaya and Rajgopal: a tropical weed. Pakistan J. Biol. Sci. 6:225-230.
- Wood, J. R. I. A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997
- Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. Flora of China (English edition). 1994-
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Egypt | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Bahrain | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Oman | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Saudi Arabia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | United Arab Emirates | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Arabian Peninsula | Yemen | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Gansu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Nei Mongol | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Sichuan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xinjiang | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Yunnan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Tajikistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Turkmenistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Uzbekistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Afghanistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Egypt | Sinai | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iran | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Iraq | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Delhi | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Gujarat | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Haryana | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Himachal Pradesh | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Madhya Pradesh | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Maharashtra | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Punjab | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Rajasthan | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | Uttar Pradesh | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | West Bengal | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Nepal | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | Pakistan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Indo-China | Myanmar | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | North Indian Ocean | India | Andaman and Nicobar | |
Native
Africa
Asia-Temperate
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ARABIAN PENINSULA:
United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
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CHINA:
China [Gansu, Nei Mongol, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan]
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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WESTERN ASIA:
Afghanistan, Egypt [Sinai], Iran, Iraq
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India [Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal], Nepal, Pakistan
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INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
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NORTH INDIAN OCEAN:
India [Andaman and Nicobar]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Weed | | | Shaukat, S. S. et al. 2003. Allelopathic potential of Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Rammaya and Rajgopal: a tropical weed. Pakistan J. Biol. Sci. 6:225-230. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=464553.
Accessed 26 April 2025.