Melville, R. (1960), An Aberrant Species of Eclipta from Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 83: 77, & fig. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "South Australia: Arkaringa Ck., 12 mils. N. of Mt. Barry stn., 60mls. S. of Oodnadatta, E.H. Ising No. 3766, Aug. 30, 1955 (K holo.; Adelaide, iso.)."

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 301-302 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 263 [secondary reference]

Jessop, J.P. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Compositae (Asteraceae) - most genera. Flora of Central Australia: 380, Fig. 484 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 10 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. in Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2000), Asteraceae. Floodplain Flora. A flora of the coastal floodplains of the Northern Territory, Australia: 183, Fig. 36 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: NT, SA, Qld

Orchard, A.E. & Cross, E.W. (8 February 2013), A revision of the Australian species of Eclipta (Asteraceae: Ecliptinae), with discussion of extra-Australian taxa. Nuytsia 23: 48-50, Figs 1, 2 (map) [secondary reference]

• Type: "South Australia: Arkaringa Ck., 12 miles [c. 19 km] N of Mt Barry Stn, 60 miles [c. 95 km] S of Oodnadatta, E.H. Ising 3766, Aug. 30, 1955" (holo: K 9768!; iso: AD n.v. CANB 318615!, K 9767! (and spirit collection K 31426.000), MEL 2196379!)."

• Etymology: "From the Latin alatus (winged) and the Greek carpos (fruit), referring to the winged achene."

Orchard, A.E. & Cross, E.W. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2015), Eclipta. Flora of Australia 37: 514, Fig. 72A-F, map [secondary reference]

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