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. Lactuca pygmaea (Asteraceae, Cichorieae) – a new species from India by B. L. Bhellum Current Life Sciences 2015; 1 (1): 1-5-
ABSTRACT Lactuca pygmaea Bhellum (Asteraceae, section scariola F. W. Schmit) – a new species from India is
described and illustrated. It grows gregariously on open and dry places. The field survey was made in the surroundings of Jammu in 2014 and specimens were studied with the help floristic literature. The area of the entire State of Jammu and Kashmir of India lies between 32° 17´ – 36° 58´ N and 73° 26´ – 80° 30´. The new species differs from its closely relative related Lactuca dissecta L. in its height being short, leaves entire or remotely lobed, size of phyllaries capitula, pappus, and achenes. Therefore, it represents distinct species of Lactuca L. genus. .
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Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 12.04.15:
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Species with distribution in annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal (Distribution): Lactuca bracteata Hook. f. & Thomson ex C. B. Clarke (Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), Tibet, Assam) = Melanoseris bracteata (Hook. f. & Thomson ex C. B. Clarke) N. Kilian Lactuca dissecta D. Don (C. Asia, Afghanistan, Chitral, W. Pakistan, Himalaya, Tibet) Lactuca dolichophylla Kitam. (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Himalaya, W. China) Lactuca graciliflora DC. (Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), Tibet, Assam, Burma, W. China) = Melanoseris graciliflora (DC.) N. Kilian Lactuca lessertiana (DC.) C. B. Clarke (Pakistan, Himalaya (Kashmir to Bhutan), Tibet) Lactuca sativa L. (A cosmopolitan cultivated plant) . Some species found in India with description & keys from Flora of China (Distribution other than China):
Lactuca dissecta D. Don [Afghanistan, Bhutan, India (Sikkim), Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan; SW Asia].
Lactuca dolichophylla Kitamura in H. Hara [Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan].
Lactuca indica Linnaeus [Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, E Russia, Thailand, Vietnam; introduced elsewhere].
Lactuca orientalis (Boissier) Boissier [Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan; SW Asia].
Lactuca sativa Linnaeus [Cultivated throughout China [probably originating from E Mediterranean to SW Asia]]
Lactuca serriola Linnaeus [Afghanistan, N India, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, W Russia, Tajikistan; N and NE Africa, SW Asia, Europe]
Lactuca tatarica (Linnaeus) C. A. Meyer [Afghanistan, NW India, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, C and W Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan; SW Asia, Europe, North America].
Lactuca undulata Ledebour [Afghanistan, Kashmir, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, SC Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; SW Asia]. .
1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants By Kerry Scott Walter, Harriet J. Gillett, World Conservation Monitoring Centre:
Lactuca benthamii C.B.Clarke – Endangered- J & K (Kashmir)
Lactuca cooperi ANTHONY. (is a synonym of Tibetoseris depressa (Hook.f. & Thomson) Sennikov) – Endangered- Sikkim
Lactuca filicina Duthie ex Stebbins – Endangered- Uttarakhand (Kumaon)
Lactuca undulata Ledebour – Endangered- J & K (Kashmir) . Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary By C.P. Khare (2008)- Details-
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A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India, Volume 4 By George Watt (1883)- Details-
………………………. . Biodiversity and Its Conservation in India By Sharad Singh Negi (1993)- Details-
Lactuca benthamii C.B.Clarke – Endangered- J & K (Kashmir)
Lactuca cooperi ANTHONY. (is a synonym of Tibetoseris depressa (Hook.f. & Thomson) Sennikov) – Endangered- Sikkim
Lactuca filicina Duthie ex Stebbins – Endangered- Uttarakhand (Kumaon)
Lactuca undulata Ledebour – Endangered- J & K (Kashmir) . Flora of Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, Chintala Prabhakar, B. Ravi Prasad Rao (1998)- Details-
Lactuca runcinata DC. is a synonym of Launaea intybacea (Jacq.) Beauverd . .
Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993)- Details-
Lactuca bracteata Hook. f. & Thomson ex C. B. Clarke = Melanoseris bracteata (Hook. f. & Thomson ex C. B. Clarke) N. Kilian
Lactuca dubyaea C.B.Clarke is a synonym of Dubyaea hispida (D.Don) DC.
Lactuca graciliflora DC. = Melanoseris graciliflora (DC.) N. Kilian
Lactuca macrantha C.B.Clarke = Melanoseris macrantha (C. B. Clarke) N. Kilian & J. W. Zhang
Lactuca polycephala (Cass.) Benth.is a synonym of Ixeris polycephala Cass. .
Encyclopaedia of World Medicinal Plants, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah (2006)- Details-
. Lactuca (Asteraceae) : 1 post by 1 author.
I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Lactuca (Pl. click). Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible. It’s quite possible that there may be some discrepancy in the accepted names & synonyms taken from other links. Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details. If someone can provide complete list of Indian species with source references it will be wonderful. . Fwd: Lactuca images : 1 post by 1 author.
Lactuca images are inserted both on species and genus page .
Lactuca (Asteraceae (Compositae)) page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author.
Pl. go through Lactuca (Asteraceae (Compositae)) page with images of species (done by …) in efloraofindia. If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know. If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), if any, it will be really nice. . Flora Simlensis and Flora of Muscsoorie describe only two species as per following Key
1. leaves ovate or triangular, not variable, heads few, solitary or subsolitary, on long stalks: P. violaefolia
2. leaves variable, heads many in terminal panicles: P brunoniana
from Flora Simlensis
Stems 1-6 ft heads numerous, panicled leaves of various shape: P brunoniana
stems 12-18 inch heads few solitary long stalked leaves always triangular: P violaefolia . Prenanthes page (Asteraceae (Compositae)) with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author.
Pl. go through Prenanthes page (Asteraceae (Compositae)) with images of species in efloraofindia (done by me). If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know.
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