ASTERACEAE

*Launaea intybacea (Jacquin) Palisot de Beauvois. Common name: Achicoria Azul, Wild-lettuce. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Tropics (various sources disagree about Neotropics vs. Paleotropics).

Origin/Endemic status: Pantropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, FNA19, K4, POWO, WH3; = Brachyrhamphus intybaceus (Jacq.) DC. — S; = Lactuca intybacea Jacq. — Bah. Basionym: Lactuca intybacea Jacq. 1784

Links to other floras: = Launaea intybacea - FNA19

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