Centella uniflora (Colenso) Nannf.

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Name scientific

Centella uniflora (Colenso) Nannf., Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 18: 413 (1924)

Preferred name

Centella uniflora (Colenso) Nannf.

Taxonomy reference

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Linked name

Centella uniflora (Colenso) Nannf.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

(Colenso) Nannf.

Original authors

Colenso

Combination authors

Nannf.

Publication place

Nannfeldt, J.A. 1924: Revision der Verwandschaftkreises von Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 18: 397–426.

Year published

1924

Publication page

413

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Hydrocotyle uniflora Colenso

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Centella uniflora

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Umbelliferae

Genus

Centella

Species

uniflora

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

Synonyms

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Centella uniflora (Colenso) Nannf.

Description

Stems rather stout, branching, rooting at nodes. Lvs on petioles (1)-3-5-(15) cm. long; stipules ovate, up to c. 4 mm. long. Lamina glab. or sts loosely hairy towards base and on veins, orbicular to reniform, or oblong-reniform, (5)-10-(20) mm. diam., occ. larger; sinus open or base ± truncate; margins finely, regularly crenulate to nearly entire. Peduncles (2.5)-3-4-(25) mm. long, slender, ± pilose. Bracts 2, suborbicular to ovate, glab. Fls 1-2-(4), sessile, forming heads ± 5 mm. diam.; petals ovate, purple to whitish. Fr. suborbicular, somewhat compressed, c. 3-(4) mm. diam., with broad commissure. Mericarps rounded on dorsal edge, obscurely to distinctly 3-5-(7)-ribbed on face.

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.