Biology:Launaea sarmentosa
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Short description: Species of plant
| Launaea sarmentosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Launaea |
| Species: | L. sarmentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch.Bip. ex Kuntze
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Launaea sarmentosa is a perennial herb species in the family Asteraceae.[1] It is native to coastal areas in Africa (east coast), Madagascar , the Seychelles, Mauritius, India , Sri Lanka, Maldives and Southeast Asia.[1] It is naturalized in Western Australia.[2][3]
Uses
Kulla-filaa[4] (IAST Kuḷḷafilā, ކުއްޅަފިލާ in Maldivian) has been used as a dietary plant in the Maldives for centuries in dishes such as mas huni and also as a medicinal plant.[5]
Bibliography
- Yusriyya Salih, A Pharmacognostical and Pharmacological Evaluation of a Folklore Medicinal Plant "Kulhafila" (Launea sarmentosa (Willd) Schultz-Bip.ex Kuntze). Gujarat Ayurved University – 2011
- Xavier Romero-Frias, Eating on the Islands, Himāl Southasian, Vol. 26 no. 2, pages 69–91 ISSN 1012-9804
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch. Bip. ex Kuntze". Flora Zambezica. http://apps.kew.org/efloras/namedetail.do?qry=namelist&flora=fz&taxon=5013&nameid=12122. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ↑ "Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/8098.
- ↑ Launaea sarmentosa (Asteraceae), Global Compendium of Weeds, accessed 30 March 2011
- ↑ Hanby Baillie Reynolds, Christopher (2003). A Maldivian dictionary. Psychology Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-415-29808-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=_hRhrjlZpL0C&pg=PA89.
- ↑ Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, ISBN:84-7254-801-5
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3537295 entry
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