Merian, M.S., Erucarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis (1717)
Erucarum ortus

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vol. 1

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t. 43

Lactuca sativa L.

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binominal name:
Lactuca sativa L.

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cited non-linnean name:
Lactuca capitata Dod.

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drawing: M.S. Merian

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family: Compositae
subfamily: Cichorioideae
tribe: Lactuceae
subtribe: Lactucineae

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epithet: sativus,-a,-um

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Lactuca sativa subsp. capitata (L.) Schübl. & G.Martens; Lactuca sativa subsp. crispa (L.) Schübl. & G.Martens;
heterotypic synonyms:
Lactuca capitata (L.) DC.; Lactuca crispa (L.) Roth; Lactuca palmata Willd.;