Centella obtriangularis Cannon

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Status:	Native
Description:	Hairless creeping herb, rooting at the nodes. Leaves in groups of 3-10 on short lateral shoots, shallowly obtriangular to transversely elliptic, up to 11 × 20 mm, apex with 3-7 triangular teeth; petiole 1-3.5 cm long. Flowers in small umbels, white; umbel rays very fine, up to 7 mm long. Fruit c. 2.5 × 2 mm, about twice as long as the bracts.
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Derivation of specific name:	obtriangularis: "upside-down" triangular, with the point at the base
Habitat:	On wet grassy slopes or earthbanks, restricted to quartzite grassland in the Chimanimani Mountains
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Worldwide distribution:	Chimanimani Mountains in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
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Endemic status:	Near Endemic
Red data list status:	Lower Risk - near threatened
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Literature:	Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 132.

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Other sources of information about Centella obtriangularis:

Flora of Mozambique: Centella obtriangularis
African Plant Database: Centella obtriangularis
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Centella obtriangularis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Centella obtriangularis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Centella obtriangularis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Centella obtriangularis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Centella obtriangularis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Centella obtriangularis
JSTOR Plant Science: Centella obtriangularis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Centella obtriangularis
Tropicos: Centella obtriangularis
West African Plants database: Centella obtriangularis