Fabaceae - Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Family

Species

Eppo code	CLLAS
Family	Fabaceae
Species	Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Weed type	01-Broad leaves
Global description	Terrestrial, perennial prostrate herb, up to 50 long, rooting at nodes. Roots fibrous, white or brown. Stem rounded, solid, glabrous. Stipules absent. Leaves simple, not lobed or divided, alternate spiral, stalked, round, orbicular, more than 2 cm long/wide, glabrous on both sides, margin entire, undulate or coarsely dentate, apex rounded, base cordate, palmately veined. Flowers bisexual, grouped together in an axillary umbel, stalked, petals 5, white. Fruit a schizocarp splitting into mericarps.
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Biology	Reproduce by seed and runners fragments, layering. Hydrochorous.
Ecology
Origin
World distribution	Pantropical, originating from S.E.Asia.
Global weediness	Rarely noxious.
Local weediness
Control	MSMA at 0.4 kg ha-1 applied 25-30 d after emergence provides effective control.
Local control
Use	Sometimes the species planted to prevent erosion. Eaten raw or steamed as a vegetable; used as a styptic and as a medicine against skin diseases and duiretic.
Sources	-Marita I.G., Keith Moody, Colin M. Piggin. 1999. Upland Rice Weeds of Southeast Asia, IRRI. -Soerjani M., Kostermans A. J. G. H., Tjitrosoepomo G. 1987. Weeds of rice in Indonesia. Balai Pustaka. Jakarta. -Moody K., Munroe C.E., Lubigan R.T., Paller E.C.Jr. 1984. Major Weeds of the Philippines.
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Common name	Location	Language	Meaning	Source
Asian- or Indian- pennywort.	Laos	Anglais / English

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