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Eclipta platyglossa subsp. borealis E.W.Cross & Orchard

Reference
Orchard & E.W.Cross, Nuytsia 23:54, Fig. 3M-V (2013)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Keep, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Wyndham-East Kimberley.

Nuytsia Journal Articles

A revision of the Australian species of Eclipta (Asteraceae: Ecliptinae) with discussion of extra-Australian taxa

ORCHARD, A.E. AND CROSS, E.W., Nuytsia 23: 43–62 (2013)

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The genus Eclipta L., of six species, is native to South America and Australia, with one species, E. prostrata (L.) L., a pantropical and warm temperate weed. The number of taxa currently recognised in the genus is discussed. The Australian taxa, comprising three species and two subspecies (E. prostrata, E. alatocarpa Melville and E. platyglossa F.Muell. subsp. platyglossa and subsp. borealis E.W.Cross & Orchard, subsp. nov.) have been studied morphologically across their full range. A lectotype is chosen for E. platyglossa. All Australian taxa are keyed, described, illustrated and mapped, and extra-Australian taxa are keyed and described, and most illustrated.