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Centella eriantha

Synonyms:

Infraspecies

Centella eriantha var. orientalis
Centella eriantha var. rotundifolia

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [1]  There is a warning that the plant can irritate the skin;
Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Herb
Usage [1]  Extracts of the plant are added to cosmetic masks and creams to increase collagen and firm the skin;
Height [1]  8 inches (0.2 m)
Width [1]  39 inches (1 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Centella eriantha

Protected Areas

Predators

Capricornis sumatraensis (serow)[3]
Ferrisia virgata (grey mealybug)[4]
Pseudococcus sorghiellus (trochanter mealybug)[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Aryal, A. 2008. Status and Conservation of Himalayan Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis. thar) in Annapurna Conservation Area of Nepal. BRTF Nepal; A Report Submitted to The Rufford Small Grant For Nature Conservation, UK and The People’s Trust For Endangered Species, UK
♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0