Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Apiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stem 2-15 cm. long. Petioles 0.5-3 dm. long, sometimes pubescent; blades ovate, rather thick, rounded at the apex, broadly cordate at the base, not peltate, 2-4 cm. long, repand-dentate; pedicels much shorter than the leaves, 1-5 cm. long; umbellets capitate, 2-4-flowered, subtended by 2 ovate bracts; flowers nearly sessile; fruit 4-5 mm. broad, about 3 mm. high, prominently ribbed and reticulated.
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Discussion
Moist ground, Abaco, Great Bahama, Andros, New Providence, Great Exuma, Eleuthera, Fortune Island and North Caicos : Bermuda : Maryland to Florida and Texas ; Jamaica ; Cuba ; Hispaniola ; Guadeloupe ; Martinique ; continental tropical America; Old World tropics. Recorded by Dolley presumably as Hydrocotyle ion bellata L. Ovate-leaved Marsh Pennywort.
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Distribution
Abaco, Great Bahama, Andros, New Providence, Great Exuma, Eleuthera, Fortune Island and North Caicos : Bermuda : Maryland to Florida and Texas ; Jamaica ; Cuba ; Hispaniola ; Guadeloupe ; Martinique ; continental tropical America; Old World tropics.
Great Abaco Bahamas South America| South Andros Bahamas South America| New Providence Bahamas South America| Exuma Bahamas South America| Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Turks and Caicos Islands South America| Bermuda South America| Maryland United States of America North America| Florida United States of America North America| Texas United States of America North America| Jamaica South America| Cuba South America| West Indies| Guadeloupe South America| Martinique South America|