Eclipta erecta Linnaeus, Mantissa Plantarum Altera: 286. 1771, nom. illeg., typ. cons.

["Habitat in Virginia, Surinamo."] Sp. Pl. 2: 902 (1753). RCN: 6513.

Replaced synonym: Verbesina alba L. (1753) .

Lectotype ( D’Arcy in Woodson & Schery in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62: 1102. 1975): Herb. Linn. No. 1020.1 (LINN) .

Generitype of Eclipta Linnaeus, nom. cons.

Current name: Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. ( Asteraceae).

Note: Eclipta Linnaeus, nom. cons. against Eupatoriophalacron Mill. As noted by Grierson (in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 1:212. 1980), Eclipta erecta is an illegitimate replacement name for Verbesina alba L. (1753) .