Botanical record
Launaea taraxacifolia
Launaea taraxacifolia is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across Hausa and Yoruba.
- Accepted botanical name
- Launaea taraxacifolia
- Names as published
- Lactuca taraxifolia (Wild.) Schum ex Horn Moore and Launaea taraxacifolia
- Common English
- Wild lettuce
- Parts reported
- leaves and leaf
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 3144875 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 97% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Launaea taraxacifolia
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonanbarya | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 70 |
| Yamurin | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 70 |
| Yanrin | Yoruba | Ogun State, Osun State and Oyo State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical survey of anti-asthmatic plants in South Western Nigeria — Table 1, row 27 |
| Yanrin | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 70 |