Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Centella capensis (L.) Domin |
Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 161 (1908) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 5-900m |
Description | tomentose, leaves petiolate, obovate-cuneate, on apex obtusely dentate, peduncle solitary, umbels 5-6-flowered, petals ovate, glabrous, 5mm, involucral bracts 4-6 |
Size | 8-15cm |
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 |
Synonyms | Centella solandra Drude Hydrocotyle capensis (L.) Kuntze Hydrocotyle solandra L.f. Hydrocotyle tomentosa Thunb. Solandra capensis L. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |