Centella affinis var. oblonga Adamson

Variety

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Centella > Centella affinis

Characteristics

Low growing. Sterns woody at the base, decumbent, 5-10 cm long. Leaves with 3-veined symmetrically oblong blades, 1-1.7 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, acute, rather sharply narrowed at the base: petioles 2-or 3-times as long as the blades. Umbels on the prostrate shoots, 3-rayed, the rays hairy. Petals villous. Fruit cordate-orbicular, 4 mm long, 3-5 mm wide, with prominent curved ridges, much longer than the acuminate partly scarious bracts. Fruit on a ray not over 1 cm long.
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Distribution

Centella affinis var. oblonga world distribution map, present in South Africa

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Synonyms

Centella affinis var. oblonga