Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Acevedo-Rodríguez 3107, 4 January 1990

  • Location

    Virgin Islands (U.S.). Saint John. Turner Bay.

  • Habitat

    Along sandy coast.

  • Description

    Herbaceous plant to 50 cm tall; pseudo-dichotomous branching due to a terminal inflorescence on axis; stems with pinkish hue, swollen at upper part of internode; calyx green; corolla & stigma white.

  • Specimen Notes

    herbarium distribution: NY, UPRRP, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 839401

    Occurrence ID: e582a799-abc0-4371-8a67-5a937c9c628c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asterales

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • All Determinations

    Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. det J. F. Pruski, 1993

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Virgin Islands (U.S.)

  • State/Province

    Saint John

  • Locality

    Turner Bay.

  • Coordinates

    18.3256, -64.796

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    536.569

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates closest to shore of Turner Bay were located. Linear extent was calculated as the halved distance between coordinates and center of nearest named place, Great Cruz Bay (525 m). Uncertainty radius was determined using the MaNIS Georef. Calculator.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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