Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

 
  • Family : ASTERACEAE
    (Composite Or Aster Or Sunflower Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GENDA FAMILY (गेंदा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Compositae
  • Synonym(s) : Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
  • Common name : False daisy, Trailing eclipta, Bhringaraj, Thistles
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bhringraj, Bhangra (Hindi)
    • Bhringaraja gida (Kannada)
    • Karisalaganni, Kaiyaanthavarai (Tamil)
    • Galagara, Kunta galagara (Telugu)
    • Bhringarj, Kesarda, Bhrungaraj (Oria)
    • Bringhraj (Sanskrit)
    • Maka (Marathi)
    • Kaithonni, Kaiyan-takara, Kanjunni, Kayyunni (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : In plains to 1300m. Common in clayey moist ground, like bunds of paddy fields, by water courses and drainages
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : All districts of Karnataka
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • Native : Alabama, Argentina, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, California, Chile, Colombia, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guya
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Pantropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan district
    • Gowda, 2004 – Flora of Sringeri district
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga district
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg district
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere district
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Eclipta prostrata. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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