Called “Eclipta” in GBIF
Eclipta is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.SpeciesEclipta alatocarpa - Queensland, Northern Territory, South Australia Eclipta angustata - apparently native to Nepal and Bengal; widely naturalized in China, Ryukyu Islands, Southeast Asia, northern India Eclipta elliptica - southern Brazil, Uruguay, northeastern Argentina Eclipta leiocarpa - Colombia Eclipta megapotamica - southern Brazil, Uruguay, northeastern Argentina Eclipta paludicola - southern Brazil Eclipta platyglossa - Australia Eclipta prostrata - Japan, China, Nepal, Australia, North and South America; naturalized in Europe, Africa, Pacific Islands. Eclipta pusilla - Puerto Rico
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