Centella debilis Drude

Species

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Characteristics

A slender more or less prostrate herb, usually rough with short hairs. Stems very slender, up to 50 cm long, the younger with 4 small wings-Lower leaves clustered, the upper solitary or in pairs; blades linear, lanceolate, 5-12 cm long, 3-4 mm wide, narrowly cuneate at the base, acute with a curved mucro at the tip, with 3-5 projecting veins below. Lower leaves with petioles 2-5 cm long, the upper very narrow and not obviously petiolate. Umbels 3-rayed, the rays very slender, 0.7-1.5 cm long. Petals glabrous, reddish. Fruit rounded, 2-3 mm diam. much longer than the acute bracts. Mericarps slightly swollen with a distinct commissural groove, each with a prominent dorsal and very faint lateral ridges, the furrows slightly wrinkled.
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Slender, prostrate, trailing perennial, up to 0.15 m high. Leaves (at least the lower) petiolate, linear to narrowly lanceolate, apex acute and often curved. Flowers small, reddish, male umbellules with 1 flower (not 3-5). Flowering time Aug.-Mar. Fruit round, 1.5-2.0 mm long, longer than bracts, slightly ribbed, not wrinkled.
Slender, prostrate, trailing perennial to 15 cm. Leaves (at least the lower) petiolate, linear to narrowly lanceolate, tips acute and often curved. Flowers small, reddish, male umbellules with 1 (not 3-5 ) flower. Fruit round, longer than bracts, slightly ribbed, not wrinkled.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) 0.15
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Centella debilis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840035-1
WFO ID wfo-0000594117
COL ID S7ZS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Centella debilis Hydrocotyle debilis