Centella
ಒಂದೆಲಗमण्डूकपर्णीவல்லாரை
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
- light
- Sun–part
- water
- Plenty
- tall
- 20 cm
- wide
- 99 cm
Apiaceae
Also called Asiatic pennywort, Spadeleaf
Formerly Centella boninensis, Centella hirtella, Centella ulugurensis, Chondrocarpus asiaticus, and 25 more
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- PerennialKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Subtropical or tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- Caucasus, Trop. & Subtrop. Old World to E. Australia and W. PacificKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun to part shade (3 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 20 cmRead from Plants For A Future, one source
- Spread
- 99 cmRead from Plants For A Future, one source
- Water
- Plenty: wet or constantly moistRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- White, pink, greenRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -1.1 °C (USDA zone 10a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (9)
- Simplified Chinese
- 铜钱草, 大金钱草, 马蹄草
- Chinese
- 马蹄草, 雷公根, 积雪草
- Hawaiian
- pohe kula
- Hindi
- मण्डूकपर्णी
- Tamil
- வல்லாரை
- Telugu
- బ్రహ్మి, సరస్వతీ ఆకు
- Kannada
- ಒಂದೆಲಗ
- Bangla
- ব্রহ্মমন্ডূকী, থানকুনি
- Malayalam
- കൊടങ്ങൽ, മണ്ഡൂകപർണി, കുടങ്ങൽ
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Plants For A Future, read 2026-10-26, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY 3.0
- 3D model: Centella asiatica (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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