Lactuca palmensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Lactuca |
| Species: | L. palmensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lactuca palmensis | |
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Cicerbita palmensis Beauverd | |
Lactuca palmensis is a species of wild lettuce endemic to the Canary Islands.[2] DNA evidence shows that it is closely related to the African and European species of Lactuca, while the Azores endemic Lactuca watsoniana is more closely related to the North American lineage.[3]
References
- ^ Bonplandia 7: 298 (1859)
- ^ a b "Lactuca palmensis Bolle". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Dias, Elisabete F.; Kilian, Norbert; Silva, Luís; Schaefer, Hanno; Carine, Mark; Rudall, Paula J.; Santos-Guerra, Arnoldo; Moura, Mónica (2018). "Phylogeography of the Macaronesian Lettuce Species Lactuca palmensis and L. palmensis (Asteraceae)". Biochemical Genetics. 56 (4): 315–340. doi:10.1007/s10528-018-9847-8. PMID 29478137. S2CID 3524756.