The mountain tortoise is a plant of the family stephaniaceae and the genus Stephania. It is a perennial deciduous Liana. The plant is very long. The length can reach several meters or so. There is no hair on the whole plant. It is also called the ground tortoise and so on.
Eclipta is a plant of ecliptaceae and Eclipta. It is a semi creeping or reclining plant. The plant is relatively short with a length of about 30-70 cm. The plant is generally hairless, but sometimes a little hair is sparsely distributed.
The leaves of the mountain tortoise are leathery, shield shaped, nearly round. The position of the apex is blunt and round, slightly concave. The position of the base is truncated, and the periphery is all around. The color of the upper leaves is dark green, and the color of the lower ones is light, showing light green.
The leaf shape of Eclipta is similar to that of the former, with a diameter of about 3-10 cm. The edge is a wave shaped shallow crack, and the back is sparsely hairy.
The flowers of mountain tortoise are umbels of many small flowers. The flowers are dark purple, relatively small, with 3-5 petals covered with white powder.
The flowers of Eclipta are relatively large, with 5 petals and many colors, including yellow, orange, purple, mottled, etc.
