Eclipta prostrata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Ecliptinae
Genus: Eclipta
Species: Eclipta prostrata

Name

Eclipta prostrata (L.) L., Mant. Pl. 2: 286 (1771).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Verbesina prostrata L., Sp. Pl.: 902 (1753).
Homotypic
- Cotula prostrata (L.) L., Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 2: 564 (1767).
- Eclipta alba f. prostrata (L.) Hassk., Pl. Jav. Rar.: 530 (1848).
- Eclipta alba var. prostrata (L.) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 66 (1856).
- Eleutheranthera prostrata (L.) Sch.Bip., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 24: 239 (1866).
- Eclipta erecta var. prostrata (L.) Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 169 (1877).
- Ecliptica alba var. prostrata (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 334 (1891).
Heterotypic
- Verbesina pseudoacmella L., Sp. Pl.: 901 (1753).
  - Spilanthes pseudoacmella (L.) L. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 13.: 610 (1774).
- Verbesina alba L., Sp. Pl.: 902 (1753).
  - Cotula alba (L.) L., Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 2: 564 (1767).
  - Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk., Pl. Jav. Rar.: 528 (1848).
  - Ecliptica alba (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 334 (1891).
  - Ridan alba Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 360 (1891).
  - Eupatoriophalacron album (L.) Hitchc., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 99 (1893).
- Bellis ramosa Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 28 (1760).
- Verbesina conyzoides Trew, Pl. Rar. Hort. Domest. 1: 8 (1764).
- Anthemis cotula-foetida Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 300 (1766).
- Cotula oederi Murray, Prodr. Stirp. Gott.: 228 (1770).
  - Eclipta oederi (Murray) Weigel, Hort. Gryph.: 33 (1782).
- Eclipta erecta L., Mant. Pl. 2: 286 (1771), nom. superfl.
  - Eclipta alba f. erecta (L.) Hassk., Pl. Jav. Rar.: 528 (1848).
  - Eclipta alba var. erecta (L.) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 65 (1856).
  - Ecliptica alba var. erecta Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 334 (1891).
- Eclipta punctata L., Mant. Pl. 2: 286 (1771).
- Micrelium tolak Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 153 (1775), nom. inval.
- Micrelium asteroides Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 153 (1775), nom. inval.
- Amellus carolinianus Walter, Fl. Carol.: 213 (1788).
  - Grangea lanceolata Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 826 (1812).
  - Acmella lanceolata Link ex Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 444 (1826), nom. inval. pro syn.
- Verbesina spicata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 2: 507 (1790).
  - Eclipta spicata (Lour.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 603 (1826).
- Eclipta strumosa Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 205 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Eclipta adpressa Moench, Suppl. Meth.: 245 (1802), nom. superfl.
- Eclipta brachypoda Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 130 (1803), nom. superfl.
  - Paleista brachypoda (Michx.) Raf., New Fl. 2: 43 (1837), nom. superfl.
  - Eclipta erecta var. brachypoda (Michx.) Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 2: 269 (1842).
  - Eclipta procumbens var. brachypoda (Michx.) A.Gray, Manual: 218 (1848).
- Eclipta procumbens Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 129 (1803).
  - Paleista procumbens Raf., New Fl. 2: 43 (1837).
- Verbesina pusilla Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 459 (1808).
- Eclipta ciliata Raf., Fl. Ludov.: 69 (1817).
- Chamaemelum foetidum Baumg., Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 3: 144 (1817).
- Bellis racemosa Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 105 (1821), nom. inval.
- Verbesina debilis Spreng., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 137 (1821).
  - Cotula debilis Balb. ex Spreng., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 137 (1821), nom. inval., pro syn.
- Abasoloa taboada La Llave in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 1: 11 (1824).
- Eclipta zippeliana Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 914 (1826).
  - Eclipta alba f. zippeliana (Blume) Hassk., Pl. Jav. Rar.: 530 (1848).
  - Eclipta alba var. zippeliana (Blume) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 66 (1856).
  - Ecliptica alba var. zippeliana (Blume) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 334 (1891), nom. superfl. ?
  - Eclipta prostrata var. zippeliana (Blume) J.Kost. in C.A.Backer & R.C.Bakhuizen van den Brink, Fl. Java 2: 402 (1965), nom. inval. no basionym ref.
- Eclipta linearis Otto ex Sweet, Hort. Brit., ed. 2: 308 (1830).
- Eclipta longifolia Schrad., Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1831: 3 (1831).
  - Eclipta alba f. longifolia (Schrad.) Hassk., Pl. Jav. Rar.: 530 (1848).
  - Eclipta alba var. longifolia (Schrad.) Bettfr., Fl. Argent. 2: 110 (1899).
- Eclipta patula Schrad., Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1831: 3 (1831).
  - Eclipta procumbens var. patula (Schrad.) DC., Prodr. 5: 491 (1836).
  - Buphthalmum diffusum Vahl ex DC., Prodr. 5: 491 (1836), nom. inval., pro syn..
  - Eclipta patula (Schrad.) Endl., Cat. Hort. Vindob. 1: 335 (1842), nom. illeg.
- Wiborgia oblongifolia Hook., Bot. Misc. 2: 226 (1831).
  - Galinsoga oblongifolia (Hook.) DC., Prodr. 5: 677 (1836).
- Eclipta dentata B.Heyne ex Wall., Numer. List: n.° 3211 (1831).
- Eclipta thermalis Bunge, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 113 (1833).
- Eclipta palustris Forst. in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 491 (1836), nom. illeg., later homonym
- Eclipta parviflora Wall. ex DC., Prodr. 5: 490 (1836).
  - Eclipta alba var. parviflora (Wall. ex DC.) Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 66 (1856).
  - Ecliptica alba var. parviflora (Wall. ex DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl.: 334 (1891).
- Eclipta erecta var. diffusa DC., Prodr. 5: 490 (1836).
- Anthemis cotula Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 633 (1837), nom. illeg.
- Eclipta dichotoma Raf., New Fl. 2: 42 (1837).
- Eclipta simplex Raf., New Fl. 2: 41 (1837).
- Eclipta tinctoria Raf., New Fl. 2: 41 (1837).
- Eclipta nutans Raf., New Fl. 2: 42 (1837).
- Eclipta dubia Raf., New Fl. 2: 40 (1837).
- Eclipta sulcata Raf., New Fl. 2: 41 (1837).
- Eclipta pumila Raf., New Fl. 2: 42 (1837).
- Eclipta flexuosa Raf., New Fl. 2: 41 (1837).
- Clipteria dichotoma Raf., New Fl. 2: 44 (1837).
- Anthemis cotuloides Raf. ex DC., Prodr. 6: 13 (1838), nom. inval., pro syn.
- Maruta cotula var. lithuanica DC., Prodr. 6: 13 (1838).
  - Anthemis cotula subsp. lithuanica (DC.) Tzvelev, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 32: 185 (2000).
- Aganippea dentata DC., Prodr. 6: 3 (1838).
- Eclipta hirsuta Bartl., Linnaea 13: 95 (1839).
- Eclipta arabica Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 542 (1840), nom. nud.
- Eclipta marginata Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 542 (1840), nom. nud.
- Spilanthes wedelioides Hook. & Arn., J. Bot. (Hooker) 3: 318 (1841).
  - Ceratocephalus wedeliodes (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 326 (1891).
- Wedelia psammophila Poepp. in E.F.Poeppig & S.L.Endlicher, Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 3: 50 (1843).
- Eclipta erecta var. latifolia Willd. ex Walp., Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 266 (1843).
- Eclipta longifolia var. linearis Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 9: 72 (1843).
- Artemisia viridis Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2.: 436 (1845), nom. illeg.
  - Anthemis viridis Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2.: 436 (1845). [Name not existing]
- Eclipta angustifolia C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 535 (1845).
- Anthemis abyssinica J.Gay ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 418 (1848).
- Eclipta heterophylla Bartl., Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1857: 3 (1857).
- Polygyne inconspicua Phil., Linnaea 33: 171 (1864).
- Eclipta marginata Boiss., Fl. Orient. 3: 249 (1875).
- Anthemis sulphurea Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 363 (1879).
- Anthemis variabilis Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic.: 191 (1894).
- Sabazia anomala Greenm., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 41: 262 (1905).
- Eclipta philippinensis Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 40 (1918).
- Sabazia leiachaenia S.F.Blake, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 614 (1924).
- Eclipta pusilla M.E.Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 18: 70 (1933), nom. illeg. non DC..
- Anthemis cotula var. hierosolymitana Eig, Palestine J. Bot., Jerusalem Ser. 1: 195 (1938).
  - Anthemis galilaea var. hierosolymitana (Eig) Yavin, Israel J. Bot. 19: 142 (1970).
- Eclipta prostrata f. aureoreticulata Y.T.Chang, Wuyi Sci. J. 5: 235 (1985).
- Eclipta prostrata var. dixitii An.Kumar & K.K.Khanna, J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 23: 713 (1999).
- Eclipta angustata Umemoto & H.Koyama, Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 35: 114 (2007).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced)
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Czechoslovakia.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Ukraine.
Continental: Africa (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Egypt, Morocco.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Socotra, Sudan.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Lesotho, Namibia, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces.
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Rodrigues.
Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced)
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Primorye.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, Qinghai, China Southeast, Tibet, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laccadive Islands, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, South China Sea, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Philippines, Sumatera, Christmas Island.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Niue, New Caledonia, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Cook Islands, Marquesas, Society Islands, Tuamotu, Tubuai Islands.
- Regional: Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas, Marshall Islands.
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands (introduced), Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles (introduced), Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands (introduced).
- Regional: Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos (introduced), Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Paraguay, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2023. Eclipta prostrata. Published online. Accessed: May 24 2023.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Eclipta prostrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 24. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Eclipta prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 May 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. Eclipta prostrata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 24. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: false daisy
español: : yerba de tajo
हिन्दी: भ्रिंगराज (bhringraj)
한국어: 한련초
português: yerba de tago