Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. (Mant. Pl. 2: 286. 1771.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Culebra, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) ( St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (native),
Common Names: Eclipta blanca (Puerto Rico), Yerba de tago (Bahamas),
Synonyms: Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. (Pl. Jav. Rar. 528. 1848.), Eclipta erecta L. (Mant. Pl. 2: 286. 1771.), Verbesina alba L. (Sp. Pl. 902. 1753.), Verbesina prostrata L. (Sp. Pl. 902. 1753.),
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