Eclipta platyglossa subsp. borealis
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Family Asteraceae
Taxonomy: Eclipta platyglossa subsp. borealis E.W.Cross & Orchard
Synonyms: 2 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Eclipta (Humpty Doo entity) (taxonomic synonym)
- Eclipta sp. Humpty Doo (H.S.McKee 8360) NT Herbarium (taxonomic synonym)
Distribution (APC): WA, NT, Qld
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NT eFlora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (5), NTH_2022 (4), NTH_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 17 traits from 27 records in 6 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 3 mm (3-3 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
- fruit_width (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): achene (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): indehiscent (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 32.5 mm (10-55 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 5.25 mm (1.5-9 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): linear (1); narrowly_lanceolate (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); auriculate (1) [sources: NTH_2023]
- leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): annual (1); biennial (1); perennial (2); short_lived_perennial (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NTH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): decumbent (1); prostrate (1) [sources: NTH_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.3 m (0.3-0.3 m) [sources: NTH_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTH_2023 | 10 | 12 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 5 | 5 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| NTH_2022 | 4 | 4 | D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 3 | 3 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |