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Centella coriacea

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Identification
Centella coriacea Nannf. [family APIACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for Centella asiatica L. Urb. [family UMBELLIFERAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 4, Part 0, page 553, (1978) Author: M. L. Gonçalves
Names
Centella coriacea Nannf. [family UMBELLIFERAE], in Svensk. Bot. Tidskr. 18: 416 (1924).—Adamson in Journ. S. Afr. Bot. 17: 4 (1951). Type from S. Africa.
Hydrocotyle asiatica L. [family UMBELLIFERAE], Sp. Pl. 1: 234 (1753).—Sond. in Harv. & Sond., F.C. 2: 527 (1862).—Hiern in F.T.A. 3: 6 (1877); Cat. Afr. Pl. Welw. 1: 423 (1898).—Eyles in Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Afr. 5: 433 (1916).—Burtt Davy, F.P.F.T. 1: 517 (1926). Type as above.
Centella asiatica L. Urb. [family UMBELLIFERAE], in Mart, Fl. Bras. 11, 1: 287, t. 78 fig. 1 (1879).—Norman in Journ. Bot., Lond. 67, Suppl. Polypet.: 198 (1929).—Robyns & Tournay, Fl. Pare Nat. Alb. 1: 697 (1948).—Cannon in F.W.T.A. ed. 2, 1: 753 (1958); in C.F.A. 4: 339 (1970). TAB. 142. Type from India.
Information
Creeping herb, rooting at the nodes, but sometimes forming a large taproot. Stem terete, with shallow grooves, sometimes purplish. Leaves solitary or in groups of up to 5, pubescent or glabrous; lamina 1–7 cm. wide, reniform to almost orbicular, with a deep basal sinus; margin crenate, glabrous or with scattered hairs on upper part of petiole (petiole sometimes densely hairy when young). Umbels subcapitate; peduncles 1·5–5 cm. long, glabrous or pubescent, usually much shorter than the subtending petiole. Flowers 2–8, hermaphrodite, with an involucre of 2 ovate, membranous, persistent bracts. Pedicels slender or obsolete; petals dark crimson to greenish-white, orbicular with a slender inflexed point. Calyx teeth and stylopodium obsolete; styles short, ± divergent. Fruit 3·5× 3 mm., orbicular to ellipsoid, brown at maturity, deeply constricted at the commissure and flattened laterally, primary ribs prominent when ripe, secondary ribs ± evident; carpophore entire.
Habitat
In damp grassy places or under bushes.
Range
Throughout tropical and some subtropical parts of the world.
Distribution
Mozambique M Lourenço Marques, fl. 10.vii.1957, Barbosa 7634 (LM; PRE).Mozambique GI Gaza, Vila de João Belo, fl. & fr. 7.x.1945, Pedro 219 (COI; K; PRE).Mozambique MS Mavita, Vale de Moçambique, fr. 25.x.1944, Mendonça 2590 (LISC).Malawi S Mt. Mlanje, fl. & fr. x.1891, Whyte 197 (BM).Malawi C Lilongwe, Kamuzu Dam, fr. 6.iii.1968, Salubeni 1004 (BM; SRGH).Zimbabwe S Chibi, Razi Dam, fl. & fr. 12.v.1970, Pope 298 (K).Zimbabwe E Melsetter Distr., Mwenzi Farm, fl. & fr. 13.iii.1953, Chase 4849 (BM; SRGH).Zimbabwe C Salisbury, Enterprise, fl. 23.xii.1945, Greatrex 570 (K; SRGH).Zambia S Mapanza, fl. S.ix.1953, Robinson 306 (K).Zambia E Lundazi R. below Dam, fl. & fr. 19.xi.1958, Robson 678 (BM; K; LISC; SRGH).Zambia C Kafue R., 60 km. S. of Lusaka, veg. 11.xii.1955, Best 120 (K; SRGH).Zambia W Mwinilunga Distr., Matonchi R., fl. & fr. 11.xi.1937, Milne Redhead 3191 (BM; K).Zambia N Lukulu, fl. & fr. 28.ix.1962, Fanshawe 7061 (K; SRGH).Malawi N L. Nyasa near Roangwa, fr. ix.1861, Kirk (K).Mozambique Z Mocuba, fl. & fr. 31.v.1948, Faulkner 276 (K).Zimbabwe N Sebungwe, Lusala R., fl. & fr. 31.x.1947, Whellan 301 (BM; SRGH).Zambia B Kalabo, rest house, fr. 13.xi.1959, Drummond & Cookson 6406 (K; SRGH).Caprivi Strip Singalamwe, fl. & fr. 31.xii.1958, Killick & Leistner 3212 (PRE; SRGH).

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