Lactuca acanthifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Lactucinae
Genus: Lactuca
Species: Lactuca acanthifolia

Name

Lactuca acanthifolia (Willd.) Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 818 (1875).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Prenanthes acanthifolia Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1542 (1803).
• Homotypic
  • Chondrilla acanthifolia (Willd.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 330 (1811).
  • Phaenixopus acanthifolius (Willd.) Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 48: 426 (1827).
  • Scariola acanthifolia (Willd.) Soják, Novit. Bot. Delect. Seminum Horti Bot. Univ. Carol. Prag. 1962: 46 (1962).
• Heterotypic
  • Lactuca amorgina Heldr. & Orph. ex Halácsy, Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 49: 188 (1899).
    • Scariola amorgina (Heldr. & Orphan.) Soják, Novit. Bot. Delect. Seminum Horti Bot. Univ. Carol. Prag. 1962: 46 (1962).
    • Lactuca acanthifolia f. amorgina (Heldr. & Orph.) Feráková, Gen. Lactuca Eur.: 48 (1977).
  • Lactuca eburnea Rech.f., Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 47: 148 (1936).
    • Scariola eburnea (Rech.f.) Soják, Novit. Bot. Delect. Seminum Horti Bot. Univ. Carol. Prag. 1962: 46 (1962).
    • Lactuca acanthifolia f. eburnea (Rech.f.) Feráková, Gen. Lactuca Eur.: 49 (1977).
  • Lactuca acanthifolia f. integrifolia Feráková, Gen. Lactuca Eur.: 49 (1977).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, E. 1875. Flora Orientalis sive enumeratio plantarum in Oriente a Graecia et Aegypto and Indiae fines hucusque observatarum Volumen tertium. Calyciflorae, Gamopetalae. 1033 pp. Genevae et Basileae: H. Georg. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lactuca acanthifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 2. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lactuca acanthifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lactuca acanthifolia. Published online. Accessed: 2 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Lactuca acanthifolia. Accessed: 2 Jun 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Lactuca acanthifolia in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 2.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lactuca acanthifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.