View source for Eclipta ← Eclipta You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Eclipta |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Mant. Pl., |place=157, 286. 1771 |year=1771 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Asteraceae;Asteraceae tribe Heliantheae;Asteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Ecliptinae;Eclipta |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Asteraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Asteraceae tribe Heliantheae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Asteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Ecliptinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Eclipta]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek ekleipsis, a failing, perhaps alluding to minute or wanting pappus |volume=Volume 21 |mention_page=page 64, 67 |treatment_page=page 128 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole-organism atypical some measurement;whole-organism some measurement;whole-organism duration;whole-organism atypical some measurement;whole-organism some measurement;whole-organism duration"><b>Annuals </b>or perennials, 10–50 (–70+) cm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem orientation;stem orientation;stem architecture"><b>Stems </b>erect or decumbent, branched from bases and/or distally (sometimes rooting at proximal nodes).</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties=""><b>Leaves </b>cauline;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="">opposite;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="leaf position;leaf arrangement;leaf architecture;leaf architecture">petiolate or sessile;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="blade shape;base shape;margin shape;face relief">blades (1-nerved or 3-nerved) lanceolate to lance-linear, bases cuneate, margins serrate to subentire, faces sparsely scabrellous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="head architecture or arrangement;head arrangement;array architecture or fragility;array architecture"><b>Heads </b>radiate, in loose, corymbiform arrays or borne singly.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="involucre shape;involucre diameter"><b>Involucres </b>hemispheric, 3–5 mm diam.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="phyllary duration;phyllary quantity;series quantity"><b>Phyllaries </b>persistent, 8–12+ in 2–3 series (lanceolate to linear, subequal, thin-herbaceous, spreading in fruit).</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="receptacle shape;receptacle architecture"><b>Receptacles </b>flat to convex, paleate (paleae linear to filiform, not conduplicate, falling with fruits).</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="ray-floret quantity;ray-floret architecture;ray-floret reproduction"><b>Ray-</b>florets 20–40 (in 2–3+ series), pistillate, fertile;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="corolla coloration;corolla coloration">corollas white or whitish.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="disc-floret quantity;disc-floret reproduction;disc-floret reproduction"><b>Disc-</b>florets 15–30+, bisexual, fertile;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="corolla coloration;corolla coloration;tube height or length or size;throat size;throat shape;lobe quantity;lobe shape">corollas white or whitish, tubes much shorter than ampliate, cylindric throats, lobes 4–5, ± deltate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="cypsela shape;cypsela shape"><b>Cypselae </b>obcompressed, weakly 3–4-angled (not winged, epidermes usually corky and rugose to tuberculate);</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="">pappi persistent, coroniform (sometimes with 2 teeth).</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="pappus duration;pappus shape;x chromosome quantity">x = 11.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Mostly warm-temperate to tropical New World;in Old World |discussion=<p>Species 1–4 (1 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Eclipta |author=John L. Strother |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=subtribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Asteraceae |illustrator=Marjorie C. Leggitt |illustration copyright=Flora of North America Association |distribution=Mostly warm-temperate to tropical New World;in Old World |reference=None |publication title=Mant. Pl., |publication year=1771 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V21_314.xml |tribe=Asteraceae tribe Heliantheae |subtribe=Asteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Ecliptinae |genus=Eclipta |array architecture=corymbiform |array architecture or fragility=loose |base shape=cuneate |blade shape=lanceolate;lance-linear |corolla coloration=whitish;white;whitish;white |cypsela shape=3-4-angled;obcompressed |disc-floret quantity=15;30 |disc-floret reproduction=fertile;bisexual |face relief=scabrellous |head architecture or arrangement=radiate |head arrangement=singly |involucre diameter=3mm;5mm |involucre shape=hemispheric |leaf architecture=sessile;petiolate |leaf arrangement=opposite |leaf position=cauline |lobe quantity=4;5 |lobe shape=deltate |margin shape=serrate;subentire |pappus duration=persistent |pappus shape=coroniform |phyllary duration=persistent |phyllary quantity=8;12 |ray-floret architecture=pistillate |ray-floret quantity=20;40 |ray-floret reproduction=fertile |receptacle architecture=paleate |receptacle shape=flat;convex |series quantity=2;3 |stem architecture=branched |stem orientation=decumbent;erect |throat shape=cylindric |throat size=ampliate |tube height or length or size=much shorter |whole-organism atypical some measurement=50cm;70cm |whole-organism duration=perennial;annual |whole-organism some measurement=10cm;50cm |x chromosome quantity=11 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Asteraceae (tribe Heliantheae) subtribe Ecliptinae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Asteraceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Eclipta.