Eclipta angustata

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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Genus:	Eclipta
Species:	E. angustata
Binomial name
Eclipta angustata Umemoto & Koyama[2]

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]