Centella rupestris (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson

Species

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Characteristics

Resprouting dioecious or monoecious perennial herb with distinctly woody flowering branches developing from a woody base; older stems with persistent, scale-like leaf bases. Leaves linear to narrowly oblong, lamina indistinguishable from petiole; midrib depressed above and below; (11-)49-60(-78) mm long, (2.5-)4-5(-6) mm wide; base slightly widened, the margin entire, apex acute; surface yellowish green, concolorous, glabrous on dorsal and ventral side. Inflorescences congested, borne amongst vegetative leaves; male inflorescence with 4-6 umbellules; rays (2.5-)4-4.5(-5) mm long; bracts 2, acuminate at apex, glabrous; male flowers 3 on each umbellule, petals almost glabrous; female inflorescence with single umbellule; ray 1-2.5 mm long; bracts 4(2 pairs), lower pair undeveloped, remaining at base of ray, upper pair covering entire fruit at base, acuminate at apex, (4.5-)4.5-6(-7) mm long, 2.5-3 mm wide, always longer than the fruit. Fruit widely depressed ovate in commissural view, 3-4 mm long, 3 x 1.5 mm wide, flattened; ribs indistinct, irregularly distributed.
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Suberect, woody perennial to 25 cm, stems with persistent, scale-like leaf bases. Leaves ± sessile, linear to narrowly oblong, slightly succulent, yellowish green. Flowers yellowish. Fruit widely depressed-ovate, shorter than bracts.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Centella rupestris world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840069-1
WFO ID wfo-0000594169
COL ID S82Z
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Synonyms

Centella arbuscula Centella rupestris Hydrocotyle arbuscula Hydrocotyle rupestris