Common name
English: Indian lettuce
Mandarin: 翅果菊 (chi guo ju)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Asterales (223)
Family: Asteraceae (222)(family description)
Genus: Lactuca (3)
Epithet: indica L. (12)
Synonym: Lactuca mauritiana Poir.
indica => from or referring in some way to India
mauritiana => refers to ancient Mauritania
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow, white
External links
Check for Lactuca indica at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [584] Lactuca indica - Plants For A Future database