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Centella erecta (L.F.) Fernald

Erect centella (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Centella

Characteristics

Stems prostrate and creeping, sending up at each node a cluster of petiolate lvs, the petioles often pubescent; blades ovate to broadly oblong, 1–6 cm, obtuse, entire or repand, truncate to shallowly cordate at base; peduncles 1–3, 1–10 cm; fr flat-ellipsoid, 3–5 mm wide. Marshes and wet soil along the coast; s. N.J. and Del. to Fla. and Tex.; trop. Amer. Summer. (C. asiatica, misapplied; C. repanda)
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Images

Leaf

Centella erecta leaf picture by aithena munkyfunk (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Centella erecta flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Centella erecta fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Centella erecta world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Mexico, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Turks and Caicos Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:51383-2
WFO ID wfo-0000594124
COL ID S7ZZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629295
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Centella biflora Centella dusenii Centella floridana Centella repanda Centella triflora Glyceria repanda Hydrocotyle erecta Hydrocotyle triflora Hydrocotyle repanda Chondrocarpus repandus Centella asiatica var. floridana Centella repanda var. floridana Hydrocotyle asiatica var. floridana Centella erecta
WorldFloraDB 2024