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Genus: Lactuca L.

Family: Asteraceae subfamily Cichorioideae tribe Cichorieae subtribe Lactucinae
Altfamily: Compositae
Common name: lettuce
Genus number: 6451
Last updated: 13-Jan-2011

List of Species Records in GRIN.


References for genus:

  • Koopman, W. J. M. et al. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships among Lactuca (Asteraceae) species and related genera based on ITS-1 DNA sequences. Amer. J. Bot. 85:1517–1530.
  • Koopman, W. J. M. et al. 2001. Species relationships in Lactuca s.l. (Lactuceae, Asteraceae) inferred from AFLP fingerprints. Amer. J. Bot. 88:1881–1887.
  • Lebeda, A. et al. 2004. Geographical distribution of wild Lactuca species (Asteraceae, Lactuceae). Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 70:328–356.
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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:


Check other nomenclature databases for Lactuca:

  • ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
  • NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Subdivisions of genus Lactuca:

Subgenus Section Subsection Series Subseries
Lactuca
Lactucopsis
Melanoseris
Micranthae
Mulgedium
Phaenixopus
Sororiae
Tuberosae

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?6451 (20 June 2013)

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