Launaea procumbens
Launaea procumbens
MH126 : Launaea procumbens (Roxb.) Ramayya & Rajagopal.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 266 |
| Synonym | : | Launaea fallax (Jaub. & Spach) Kuntze; Microrhynchus fallax Jaub. & Spach; Zollikoferia fallax (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Pathri, Creeping Launaea, Jangi gobi, |
| Plant Family | : | Asteraceae / Compositae |
| Description | : | Creeping Launaea is a perennial herb, 30-60 cm tall. It has smooth, branched stem. The whole plant secretes a yellow juice. Long leaves, 5-25 cm, arise from the roots, have white margins and are spinous toothed. Yellow flower-heads are 1-1.5 cm across, and occur either singly or in small racemes on short stalks along the branches. Flowering: November-December. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Very common in stream and river beds,open grasslands,shade of walls,on forest floor etc |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Creeping%20Launaea.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/265427 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Asterales |
| Family | : Asteraceae / Compositae - Aster family |
| Genus | : Launaea Cass. - launaea |
| Species | : Launaea procumbens |