Indian Penny wort
Centella asiatica
Also known as Centella, Pohekula, Spadeleaf
HerboutdoorMedicinal
About Indian Penny wort
{{Speciesbox |image = Centella asiatica (থানকুনি) (3).jpg |status = LC |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is consumed as a culinary vegetable and is used in traditional medicine.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Centella asiatica
- Genus
- Centella
- Family
- APIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Stream banks and other water courses
- Native to
- Old World tropics
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बल्लारि Ballari, भेकी Bheki, ब्रह्ममण्डूकी Brahmamanduki
- Nepali
- ब्रह्मबुटि Brahmabuti, घोड टाप्रे Ghod-Tapre, घोड टाप्रे
- Bengali
- ব্রহ্মমন্ডূকী Brahmamanduki, থানকুনি Thanakuni, থানকুনি
- Tamil
- கசப்பி Kacappi, மதண்டி Matanti, பறுணி Paruni
- Telugu
- మండూకపర్ణి, సరస్వతీ ఆకు, బ్రహ్మి
- Kannada
- ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Brahmi Soppu, ಗದ್ದೆ ಬರಗ Gadde Baraga, ಇಲಿಕಿವಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Ilikivi Soppu
- Malayalam
- കുടകം Kutakam, കുടഞ്ഞാല് Kutannal, കുടകം
- Marathi
- ब्राह्मी Brahmi, एकपानी Ekpani, कारिवणा Karivana
Botanical family
Apiaceae
Carrot family
Indian Penny wort belongs to the Apiaceae family.
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