Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin


Family	APIACEAE
Genus species	Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin
Synonyms	Hydrocotyle tridentata L.f.
	Bolax tridentatus (L.f.) Spreng.
Habitat	sandy grassland
Altitude	10-200m
Description	lanate-tomentose, glabrescent, leaves petiolate, oblong-cuneate or oblanceolate, narrow, trilobate, lobes acute, coriaceous, scapes solitary, umbels short, 4-flowered
Size	5-10cm
Color	white
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	subshrub
Cultivation	sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagation	seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in spring and late summer
Territory	Africa Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	APIACEAE Centella tridentata (L.f.) Drude ex Domin, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 163 (1908) Basionym: Hydrocotyle tridentata L.f., Suppl. Pl. 176 (1782) Synonyms: Bolax tridentatus (L.f.) Spreng. ============================================================================= tridentata typica ined. Cape Prov. 27 CPP 10-200m tridentata dregeana (Sond.) M.T.R.Schub & B.-E.van Wyk, Nordic J. Bot. 17: 314 (1997) Basionym: Hydrocotyle dregeana Sond., Fl. Cap. [Harvey) 2: 530 (1862) Synonyms: Centella dregeana (Sond.) Domin n. Cape Prov. 27 CPP 900-1200m tridentata hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) M.T.R.Schub & B.-E.van Wyk, ibid. Basionym: Hydrocotyle hermanniifolia Eckl. & Zeyh., S. African Quart. J. 1: 375 (1830) Synonyms: Centella hermanniifolia (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Domin e. Cape Prov. 27 CPP 20-200m tridentata littoralis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) M.T.R.Schub & B.E.van Wyk, ibid. Basionym: Hydrocotyle littoralis Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral [Ecklon & Zeyher] 3: 334 (1837) Synonyms: Centela hermaniifolia littoralis (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Domin w. Cape Prov. 27 CPP