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5894.000 Centella
Description of the genus
Perennial, creeping (in ours) herbs. Leaves in groups of (1-)2-many, never peltate. Umbels simple and axillary with 1-many rays. Flowers bisexual or male, together or in separate umbels. Petals greenish-white, sometimes tinged with red. Involucre of 2 persistent bracts. Fruit laterally flattened, ± constricted at the commissure; primary ribs usually well-developed, sometimes with well-developed secondary ridges as well. Worldwide: 40 species from warm areas, mostly South Africa Zimbabwe: 4 taxa. |
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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| asiatica (L.) Urb. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| glabrata L. var. natalensis Adamson | E | |
| obtriangularis Cannon[NrEnd][LR-nt] | E | Description, Image |
| virgata (L.f.) Drude var. gracilescens Domin | E |
Other sources of information about Centella:
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Flora of Botswana: CentellaFlora of Burundi: Centella
Flora of Caprivi: Centella
Flora of Malawi: Centella
Flora of Mozambique: Centella
Flora of Zambia: Centella
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CentellaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Centella
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Centella
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Centella
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Centella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Centella
JSTOR Plant Science: Centella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Centella
Plants of the World Online: Centella
Tropicos: Centella
Wikipedia: Centella
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