Launaea sarmentosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Launaea
Species:
L. sarmentosa
Binomial name
Launaea sarmentosa
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, Maldives and Southeast Asia.[1] It is naturalized in Western Australia.[2][3]

Uses

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. ^ a b "Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Sch. Bip. ex Kuntze". Flora Zambezica. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ Launaea sarmentosa (Asteraceae), Global Compendium of Weeds, accessed 30 March 2011
  4. ^ Hanby Baillie Reynolds, Christopher (2003). A Maldivian dictionary. Psychology Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-415-29808-7.
  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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