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Centella asiatica

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Centella asiatica

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Also known as Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, tiger grass, cica, spadeleaf, centella, pennywort, goyu kola

species of plant

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*Centella asiatica* (L.) Urb. is a species in the family Apiaceae, belonging to the genus *Centella*. It is classified within the order Apiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. Common names for this plant include spadeleaf, Indian pennywort, kotukola, and ovate-leaved marsh pennywort. The species has been assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List in 2019.

The taxon range includes China, Shanghai, Fujian, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is also recorded in Mexico and Brazil, and is considered invasive to Madagascar and Indonesia. *Centella asiatica* has uses as a medicinal plant, vegetable, food, and drink.

Synthesized by Vinony from 51 facts across 9 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

ovate-leaved marsh pennywort

Centella asiatica

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderApiales
  5. FamilyApiaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia
Observations10,241
Observations recorded26,231

Centella coriacea là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Hoa tán. Loài này được Nannf. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1924.[1] Chú thích ^ The Plant List (2010). “Centella coriacea”. Truy cập ngày 10 tháng 6 năm 2013. Liên kết ngoài Phương tiện liên quan tới Centella coriacea tại Wikimedia Commons Dữ liệu liên quan tới Centella coriacea tại Wikispecies Vườn thực vật hoàng gia Kew; Đại học Harvard; Australian Plant Name Index (biên tập). “Centella coriacea”. International Plant Names Index. Truy cập ngày 10 tháng 6 năm 2013. Bài viết chủ đề họ Hoa tán này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn. x t s

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
3,890
With media
2,877
Family
Apiaceae
Collections
IBUNAM, FCN-UAQ, ECOSUR, CICY, CAS, INECOL
Recorded in
Mexico, China, Brazil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Centella
Image
Starr 020803-0094 Centella asiatica.jpg
Has use
drink
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Centella asiatica
Commons category
Centella asiatica
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons gallery
Centella asiatica
taxon common name
pohe kula
taxon range
Myanmar
invasive to
Indonesia
short name
C. asiatica
taxon author citation
(L.) Urb.
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Encyclopedic overview

Centella asiatica, commonly known as Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, spadeleaf, coinwort or gotu kola, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is consumed as a culinary vegetable and is used in traditional medicine.

Description

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