Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Centella macroda (Spreng.) B.L.Burtt |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45: 197 (1989) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1000-1400m |
Description | leaves cordate-reniform, coarsely 3-7-dentate, teeth equal, acute, entire, shortly hirsute, peduncles of 2-3, umbels 3-flowered, involucral bracts ovate, acuminate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Centella hederifolia (Burch.) Drude Hydrocotyle hederifolia Burch. Hydrocotyle macroda Spreng. Hydrocotyle macrodonta St.-Lag. Hydrocotyle moschata Spreng. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |