Centella asiatica
Species of flowering plant in the celery family Apiaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Asiatic pennywort. For Virginia pennywort, see Obolaria.
Centella asiatica, commonly known as Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, spadeleaf, coinwort or gotu kola,[3] is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae.[2] It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean.[2][4][5][6] It is consumed as a culinary vegetable and is used in traditional medicine.[2]
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Centella asiatica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Centella |
Species: | C. asiatica |
Binomial name | |
Centella asiatica | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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