Common name
English: White eclipta
German: Mehlblume, Sumpfgänseblümchen
Mandarin: 鳢肠 (li chang)
Portuguese: Botão de Santo Antonio
English: White eclipta
German: Mehlblume, Sumpfgänseblümchen
Mandarin: 鳢肠 (li chang)
Portuguese: Botão de Santo Antonio
Kingdom: Plantae (2653)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2566)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2162)
Order: Asterales (223)
Family: Asteraceae (222)(family description)
Genus: Eclipta (1)
Epithet: prostrata L. (3)
Synonyms: Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk., Eclipta erecta L., Eclipta punctata Linnaeus, Verbesina alba L., Verbesina prostrata L., Wilborgia oblongifolia Hook.
alba => white
erecta => upright, perpendicular
oblongifolia => oblong leaves
prostrata => lying flat on the ground
punctata => spotted
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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