Launaea

Taxobox

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image_caption = "Launaea arborescens"
status = DD
status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Plantae
phylum = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Cichorieae
genus = "Launaea"

"Launaea" is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It contains the following species:
* "Launaea crepoides"
* "Launaea rhynchocarpa"
* "Launaea socotrana"
* "Launaea sarmentosa"

"Launaea" sp. nov. A is an as of yet unpublished species in the genus. It is found only in Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It was given a status of "data deficient" by the IUCN Red List. [Miller, A. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/44849/all Launaea sp. nov. A] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 July 2007.]

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