Biology:Eclipta angustata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Eclipta angustata | |
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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: | Eclipta |
| Species: | E. angustata
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| Binomial name | |
| Eclipta angustata Umemoto & Koyama[2]
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Eclipta angustata is an Asian species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, southern China , Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands in Japan . It is regarded as a weed in some places, in others used as an herb, hair dye, or edible vegetable.[3]
Eclipta angustata was for years regarded as part of the species E. prostrata before being recognized as a distinct species in 2007. It differs in having sessile leaves, subovate achenes, and conspicuous tubercules.[3]
References
- ↑ Lansdown, R.V. (2011). "Eclipta angustata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T199693A9118537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199693A9118537.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199693/9118537. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ↑ "Eclipta angustata". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/77087810-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Umemoto, Shinya; Hiroshige Koyama (2007). "A new species of Eclipta (Compositae: Heliantheae) and its allies in eastern Asia". Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 35: 108–118. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiForestBulletin/article/view/24209. (includes photo of type specimen at Kyoto University National Science Museum herbarium in Japan, collected in Thailand)
Wikidata ☰ Q20686625 entry
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