Launaea sarmentosa

Launaea sarmentosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
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 and Southeast Asia.[1] It is naturalized in Western Australia.[2][3]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch. Bip. ex Kuntze". Flora Zambezica. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. "Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  3. Launaea sarmentosa (Asteraceae), Global Compendium of Weeds, accessed March 30, 2011
  4. Hanby Baillie Reynolds, Christopher. A Maldivian dictionary. p. 89. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  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


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