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Launaea acaulis
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Family:
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE
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Citation: Launaea acaulis (Roxb.) Babc. ex Kerr. in Craib, Fl. Siam. 2: 299. 1936; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 231. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 155. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 252. 1988; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 264. 1994; Hajra in Hajra et al., Fl. India 12: 304. 1995; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 205. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 167. 1999; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 381. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 474. 2009.
Prenanthes acaulis Roxb., Fl. Ind. 3: 403. 1832.
Microrhynchus glabra (DC.) Wight, Ic. t. 1145. 1846.
Lactuca glabra (DC.) Wight, Contrib. 26. 1834.
Crepis acaulis (Roxb.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 396. 1881; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 730(513). 1921; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 280. 2005.
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Description:
Scapigerous perennial herbs with thick rootstock; juice milky. Leaves all basal, 8-15 x 1-3 cm, oblong, acute or obtuse, entire or finely toothed, glabrous. Heads 15 x 8 mm, cylindrical, 10-15 together, cymose, on elongated scapes. Scapes 3-5, 15-20 cm high, branched, glabrous. Bracts uniseriate, 10 x 2.5 mm, acute, oblong, margins white. Flowers all ligulate; corolla bright yellow, 18 mm long, glabrous, limb oblong; anthers sagittate at base. Achenes 5 x 1 mm, compressed, yellowish brown.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
March-September
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District(s):
Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan and Iran
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
300-1000
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Localities:
Ichampetty, Uppupara, Kakki hills, South Walakkad, Chandanathode, Brahmagiri, Ponmudi, Bonaccord
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