About Java Pennywort
Hydrocotyle javanica, commonly known as Java pennywort, is a species of Hydrocotyle. It is a prostrate herb found in NE India and SE Asia. Leaves are simple, circular-heart-shaped, with seven triangular shallow lobes. Leaves are 2.5-5 x 3–5.5 cm in size, and the margin has rounded teeth. Java pennywort is closely related to Indian pennywort. Tiny white flowers arise in 20 flowered umbels. Java pennywort is seen in shady, moist places at altitudes greater than 1300 m. Flowers have five greenish-white petals and five stamens. Fruit is broadly ovoid, 1 mm, laterally compressed. In Manipur, the leaves are eaten as a substitute for Indian pennywort. Flowering: June–July.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hydrocotyle javanica
- Genus
- Hydrocotyle
- Family
- APIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Africa & Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Mahagotukola
- Malayalam
- Cheruvallei
Apiaceae
Carrot family
Java Pennywort belongs to the Apiaceae family.
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