Biology:Launaea sarmentosa

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Short description: Species of plant

Launaea sarmentosa
Launaea sarmentosa at Kavvaayi (2).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Launaea
Species:
L. sarmentosa
Binomial name
Launaea sarmentosa
(Willd.) Sch.Bip. ex Kuntze
Synonyms
  • Launaea bellidifolia Cass.
  • Launaea pinnatifida Cass.
  • Microrhynchus dregeanus DC.
  • Prenanthes sarmentosa Willd.

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. ↑ 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. 
  2. ↑ "Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/8098. 
  3. ↑ Launaea sarmentosa (Asteraceae), Global Compendium of Weeds, accessed 30 March 2011
  4. ↑ 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. 
  5. ↑ 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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