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Lactuca tuberosa

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Name

Identification
Lactuca tuberosa A.Chev. [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Okafor, J.C., 1964
Related name
  • Steptorhamphus tuberosus
  • Lactuca tuberosa

Flora

Entry for Lactuca tuberosa A. Chev. [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Lactuca tuberosa A. Chev. [family COMPOSITAE], in Mém. Soc. Bot. Fr. 2, 8: 261 (1917); Chev. Bot. 379.
Information
A herb with erect shoots about 1 ft. high from a massive perennial stock; leaves mostly basal but absent at flowering time; inflorescences rather narrow with erect flower-heads; florets pale blue or white.
Distribution
Guin.: Laya-Santo, Faranna (Jan.) Chev. 20485![Br.] Cam.: Nguroje to Kakara, Mambila Plateau, 5,400 ft., Adamawa (Jan.) Hepper 1764!

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