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Launaea fragilis

Kingdom : Plantae / النّباتات

Division : Spermaphyta / البذريات

Clade : Magnoliophyta or Angiospermae / مستورات البذور

Class : Eudicotyledoneae / ذات الفلقتين

Order : Asterales / رتبة النّجميات

Family : Asteraceae [Compositae] / الفصيلة النجميّة أو المركّبة

Genus : Launaea

species : fragilis

Chromosomes: 2n=16

Photos: Merchaoui Henda © DR

Protologue

(Asso) Pau, Bol. Soc. Aragonesa Ci. Nat. 16: 68 (1917)

Synonyms

Lactuca fragilis Asso, Syn. Stirp. Aragon 109 (1779).
Sonchus chondrilloides Desf., Fl. Atlant. 2: 226 (1799).
Zollikoferia tenuiloba Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 11: 50 (1849).
Launaea resedifolia sensu auct. mult

Common names

Tunisia Arabic English French Tamazight

غديدة
لونييَة نَحيلَة الفُصوص
سَليحَة الجِمال
Launée fragile

Tunisia	Arabic	English	French	Tamazight
غديدة	لونييَة نَحيلَة الفُصوص سَليحَة الجِمال		Launée fragile

Toxic

no

Edible

yes

Latex

yes

Botanic description

Genus description
"Homogamous capitula, with yellow flowers ligulate hermaphrodite. Cylindrical gold camped with nested bracts, usually membranous at the edges. Naked receptacle. Akenes generally linear, prismatic or slightly compressed, with little or no attenuation at the top, with longitudinal fluted sides; peripherals often velvety pubescent or rough. White egret sessile, many bristles. Dichotomous plants, with glabrous leaves often whitish on the tips of the teeth and lobes.
Species description
"Plant colonizing sands with long, hypogeous stolons. Variable port.

Stems rowers and dichotomes

Leaves pennatiparts, with linear or lanceolate lobes

Flowers composed, yellow. Corolla ligulate

Inflorescence capitula ovoid or cylindrical elongated.

Fruits achenes 4 to 7 mm long with egrets as long as them. Pappus dimorphic, white


Stems	rowers and dichotomes
Leaves	pennatiparts, with linear or lanceolate lobes
Flowers	composed, yellow. Corolla ligulate
Inflorescence	capitula ovoid or cylindrical elongated.
Fruits	achenes 4 to 7 mm long with egrets as long as them. Pappus dimorphic, white

Botanic References

Pottier-Alapetite G. (1981). Flore de la Tunisie Angiospermes –Dicotylédones (Gamopétales première partie). Imprimerie Officielle de la République Tunisienne (Eds), 1110 p.
Edouard LE FLOC’H, Loutfy BOULOS et Errol VELA. (2010). Catalogue synonymique commenté de la FLORE DE TUNISIE. République Tunisienne, Ministère de l’Environnement et du développement durable, Banque Nationale de Gènes. 500 p
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Biology

Life form Annual or biennial

Type form Therophyte

Photosynthesis C3


Life form	Annual or biennial
Type form	Therophyte
Photosynthesis	C3

Phenology

Blooming
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Fruiting
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Map Localization

Ecology

Adaptation Plant of salty sands and arid places. Not to be confused with L. nudicaulis.

Salt bladder yes

Invasive no


Adaptation	Plant of salty sands and arid places. Not to be confused with L. nudicaulis.
Salt bladder	yes
Invasive	no

Geographical distribution

Localization Biocimatic stage Annuel pluviometry (mm) GPS

Djerba (Gellala, Déc. 2013) Higher arid 209 33°43'25.79"N /10°51'34.26"E

Localization	Biocimatic stage	Annuel pluviometry (mm)	GPS
Djerba (Gellala, Déc. 2013)	Higher arid	209	33°43'25.79"N /10°51'34.26"E

General uses

It is used as an insecticide.

Medicinal uses

"The genus Launaea is used to treat acid stomach, skin diseases, as an antitumor species .

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Systems / Organs / Effects

Digestive System

Anti-cancer
Liver
Skin

Dispersion mode

Anemochory (wind)

Germination

Duration

Image

Description of the seeds

Form

External structure

Ornamentation

Type of seed

Average length of 10 seeds ± (mm)

Average width of 10 seeds ± (mm)

Average thickness of 10 seeds ± (mm)

Average mass of 100 seeds (g)

Form
External structure
Ornamentation
Type of seed
Average length of 10 seeds	± (mm)
Average width of 10 seeds	± (mm)
Average thickness of 10 seeds	± (mm)
Average mass of 100 seeds	(g)

Test results

TPC DPPH ABTS⁺ FRAP Year

mg GAE g^-1 MS CI₅₀ g ml^-1 CI₅₀ g ml^-1 CE₅₀ g ml^-1

Total Phenols content(TPC), Anti-radical potentialities against (DPPH, ABTS), Ferric reducing antioxidant power(FRAP)

Molecules : ADN / Proteins

Chromosomes : 16 Uniprot NCBI

Chemical composition

Name

Phenolic compounds Coumarine link
Polyphenols
Flavones link
Flavonoïdes

Other compounds Ester
Alcohol
Terpenes

	Name
Phenolic compounds	Coumarine link Polyphenols Flavones link Flavonoïdes
Other compounds	Ester Alcohol Terpenes

Tunisian references

Chaieb M et Boukhris M. (1998). Flore succincte et illustrée des zones arides et sahariennes de Tunisie. Association pour la protection de la nature et de l’environnement, Sfax. 132 p.

Other references

Abd-el-Fattah H, Zaghloul AM, Halim AF, Waight ES. (1990). Steroid and triterpenoid constituents of Launaea resedifolia (L.) Kuntze. Egypt. J. Pharm. Sci.; 31: 81-91
Abdu Raazag Auzi , Najat T, Hawisa M, Sherif F, Atyajit D Sarker. (2007). Neuropharmacological properties of Launaea resedifolia. Braz J Phamacognosy 17(2):160–165.
Ashraf AE, Nabil AA (2006) Antibacterial coumarins isolated from Launaea resedifolia. Chem Plant Raw Mater 1:65–68
Moussaoui F, Zellagui A, Segueni N, Touil A and Rhouati S. (2010). Flavonoid Constituents from Algerian Launaea resedifolia (O.K.) and Their Antimicrobial ActivityRec. Nat. Prod. 4:1 91-95.
Rashid S, Ashraf M, Bibi S and Anjum R. (2000). Insecticidal and Cytotoxic Activities of Launaea Nudicaulis (Roxb.) and Launaea Resedifolia (Linn.). Pakistan J. of Biol. Sc. 3(5), 08-809.
Saleh MRI, Habib AAM, Al-Ghazooly MG, Ghabar DMK and Al-Fik FK. (1988). Chemical constituents from Launaea resedifolia. Egypt. J. Pharm. Sci., 29: 507-513.