Centella gymnocarpa M.T.R.Schub. & B.-e.van Wyk

Species

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Characteristics

Tufted, prostrate monoecious perennial, up to 0.5 m wide. Leaves crowded, distinctly petiolate; petiole (5-)10-40(-60) mm long, pubescent along entire length; lamina widely ovate to very widely ovate, (6-)10-15(-20) mm long, (8-)12-15(-20) mm wide, the base truncate to attenuate, main veins abaxially raised and adaxially sunken, surface on both sides sericeous, grey-green, concolorous, the margin entire or mostly dentate in upper half and entire in lower half, three to nine teeth per leaf, apex acuminate. Inflorescence with one to three bisexual umbellules and five to nine functionally male umbellules. Male umbellules (4-)10(-15) mm long, reduced to a single sessile flower each. Functionally bisexual umbellules (5-)10-20(-25) mm long, reduced to a single flower each; borne on tufts of congested nodes separated by long internodes; bracts of male umbellules paired, up to 1.5 mm long, abaxially sericeous, adaxially glabrous; bracts of the functionally bisexual umbellule paired, 1-2 mm long, 1 mm wide, not foliaceous, lanceolate, abaxially sericeous, adaxially glabrous; cauline bracts (those below the inflorescence) inconspicuous or absent. Flowers with cream-coloured petals, abaxially densely villous. Fruit widely depressed ovate, 2-2.5 mm long, 2-3.5 mm wide in commissural view, commissure constricted, ribs distinct, surface between ribs smooth, glabrous, stylopodium not prominent.
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Tufted, prostrate perennial to 15 cm. Leaves petiolate, crowded, widely ovate to very widely ovate, densely woolly, greyish green, entire or more often shallowly toothed above. Flowers yellowish, male umbellules with 1 flower. Fruit widely depressed-ovate, distinctly ribbed, longer and wider than bracts.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Centella gymnocarpa world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1011892-1
WFO ID wfo-0000594141
COL ID S82C
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Synonyms

Centella gymnocarpa