Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lam.

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John Meikle Forestry Reserve, Stapleford

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Synonyms:	Hydrocotyle confusa H. Wolff Hydrocotyle monticola Hook. f. Hydrocotyle nitidula A. Rich.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Delicate creeping perennial herb, rooting at the nodes. Leaves singly or in clusters of 2-3 at the nodes, small, kidney-shaped in outline, 5-7-lobed, narrowly cordate at the base; hairless above, with some crisped hairs below, particularly when young; margin coarsely toothed. Petiole up to 40 mm long. Flowers in axillary, 3-10-flowered umbels, greenish. Fruit, 1.5 × 1 mm, greenish to yellowish-brown, broadly ellipsoid, laterally compressed, notched at the apex.
Type location:	Mauritius
Notes:	Easily distinguished from other species in this genus by the consistently much smaller size of the leaves.
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Habitat:	In marshy areas
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in the Old World tropics. Introduced and naturalized in the Americas.
FZ divisions:	E
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Images last updated:	Saturday 12 January 2019
Literature:	Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 559 - 561. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32. Fischer, E. & Killmann, D. (2008). Illustrated Field guide to the Plants of Nyungwe National Park Rwanda. University of Koblenz-Landau. Page 742. (Includes a picture). Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 60. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 18. Maquet, P. (1983). Apiaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume II Page 562. (Includes a picture). Meerts, P. (2024). Araliaceae Sous-famille II. Hydrocotyloideae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 14 - 15. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 50. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 42. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 87.

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