Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Centella triloba (Thunb.) Drude |
Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl] 3(8): 120 (1897) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 20-700m |
Description | glabrous, stems ramose, leaves cuneate-ovate, trilobate, 3-5-nerved, lobes acute, peduncles approximate, glabrescent, umbels 3-4-flowered, flowers very small, petals glabrous |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Bolax triloba (Thunb.) Spreng. Hydrocotyle triloba Thunb. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |