Centella asiatica

Centella asiatica, Kodassery, Kerala, India

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Mackinlayoideae
Genus: Centella
Species: Centella asiatica

Name

Centella asiatica (L.) Urb., 1879

Synonyms

• Centella asiatica var. boninensis (Nakai ex Tuyama) Hara
• Centella asiatica var. crispata (Maxim.) Yabe
• Centella asiatica var. cristata Makino
• Centella boninensis Nakai ex Tuyama
• Centella bupleurifolia (A. Rich.) Adamson
• Chondrocarpus asiaticus (L.) Nutt.
• Glyceria asiatica (L.) Nutt.
• Hydrocotyle artensis Montr.
• Hydrocotyle asiatica L.
• Hydrocotyle asiatica var. crispata Maxim.
• Hydrocotyle brevipedata St. Lag.
• Hydrocotyle cordifolia Hook. fil.
• Hydrocotyle dentata A. Rich.
• Hydrocotyle ficarifolia Stokes
• Hydrocotyle ficarioides Lam.
• Hydrocotyle hebecarpa DC.
• Hydrocotyle inaequipes DC.
• Hydrocotyle indivisa Banks & Soland. ex Hook. fil.
• Hydrocotyle leptostachys Spreng.
• Hydrocotyle lunata Lam.
• Hydrocotyle lurida Hance
• Hydrocotyle nummularioides A. Rich.
• Hydrocotyle pallida DC.
• Hydrocotyle rotundifolia Wall.
• Hydrocotyle sarmentosa Salisb.
• Hydrocotyle thunbergiana Spreng.
• Hydrocotyle wightiana Wall.
• Trisanthus cochinchinensis Lour.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Sudan, Burkina Faso, Senegal, South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Lesotho, Swaziland, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Mali, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo), Sao Tome, Principe Isl., Annobon Isl., Gabon, Central African Republic, D.R. Congo (Zaire), Congo (Brazzaville), Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Namibia, Botswana, Socotra, Mauritius, La Runion, Rodrigues, Madagascar, Comores (Mayotte, etc.) Continental: Asia-Temperate Saudi Arabia (Asir), Iran (N-Iran, W-Iran), Yemen (W-Yemen), China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, S-Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S-Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Ryukyu Isl., Continental: Asia-Tropical Andamans (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, South Andamans, Little Andaman Isl.), Nicobars (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobars, Central Nicobars, Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.), Myanmar [Burma] (widespread), Java, peninsular Malaysia (throughout), Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Philippines (throughout), India (throughout), Pakistan (Hazara, Lahore, Rwalpindi), Jammu & Kashmir (Poonch), Nepal, Vietnam, Laos, Lesser Sunda Isl., Moluccas, Thailand, New Guinea, Bhutan, Sikkim, Continental: Australasia Australia (Queensland, New South Wales), New Caledonia Continental: Micronesia Fiji, Norfolk Isl., Bonin Isl., American Samoa (Manua Isl., Tutuila), Marshall Isl. (Utirik, Ujae, Kwajalein, Ailuk, Likiep, Aur, Ailinglapalap, Majuro, Arno, Jaluit), Micronesia (Yap, Ulithi, Fais, Woleai, Faraulap, Ifaluk, Truk, Moen, Pis, Namoluk, Etal, Lukunor, Satawan, Pohnpei, Kosrae), Niue, Northern Marianas (Alamagan, Sarigan, Anatahan), Palau Isl. (Kayangl, Koror, Ngarakabesang, Angaur, Tobi), Society Isl. (Tahiti, Moorea, Raiatea, Maupiti), Southern Marianas (Saipan, Guam), Western Samoa (Aleipata Islands, Savaii), Bonion Isl. (Keetaajima, Chichijima, Minamijima, Anijima, Otohtojima, Hahajima, Mukohjima, Anejima) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• C. F. P. von Martius 1879. Flora Brasiliensis, 11(1): 287, t. 78.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Centella asiatica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sept. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Centella asiatica. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 14 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Centella asiatica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sept. 14.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Centella asiatica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Sept. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Centella asiatica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: বৰ-মানিমুনি
azərbaycanca: Asiya sentellası
Boarisch: Gotu Kola
Basa Bali: Piduh
বাংলা: থানকুনি
বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী: পিরও
čeština: Pupečník asijský
Deutsch: Indischer Wassernabel
English: Indian Pennywort
español: Gotu kola
فارسی: آب‌قاشقی
suomi: Rohtosammakonputki
français: Gotu kola
Gaeilge: Lus na hÁise
हिन्दी: मण्डूकपर्णी
magyar: Ázsiai gázló
Bahasa Indonesia: Pegagan
日本語: ツボクサ
Jawa: Pegagan
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಒಂದೆಲಗ
한국어: 병풀
മലയാളം: മുത്തിൾ
ဘာသာမန်: ဂတိုပ်ကၠောအ်၊ တၞံ
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Pegaga
မြန်မာဘာသာ: မြင်းခွာပင်
नेपाली: घोडताप्रे
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ଥାଲକୁଡ଼ି
polski: Wąkrotka azjatycka
پنجابی: منڈی بوٹی
русский: Центелла азиатская
සිංහල: ගොටුකොල
slovenčina: Pupočník ázijský
Sunda: Antanan
svenska: Sallatsspikblad
தமிழ்: வல்லாரை
తెలుగు: సరస్వతీ ఆకు
ไทย: บัวบก
lea faka-Tonga: Tono
Tiếng Việt: Rau má
粵語: 崩大碗
中文: 崩大碗

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