How to Identify Centella Asiatica

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2. Flowers

3. Fruit

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Leaves: kidney-shaped, round or horseshoe-shaped, with blunt serrated edges, petioles about 1.5-27 cm long, green. Flowers: umbels, purple-red or milky white in color. Fruit: Spherical, with a heart-shaped base to a truncate shape, flattened sides, longitudinal ribs on each side, and small network-like transverse veins.

2. Flowers

1. Leaves

The leaves of Centella asiatica are kidney-shaped, round or horseshoe-shaped, green in color, with blunt serrated edges, broad heart-shaped base, pubescent on the back or hairless on both sides. , the petiole is about 1.5-27 cm long, and the upper part is rarely pubescent or hairless.

2. Flowers

Snow The grass is an umbel, gathering in the leaf axil. The bracts usually have 2, rarely 3, and are oval. There are 3-4 flowers under each umbel, head-shaped, with oval petals, purple-red or milky white in color.

3. Fruit

Snow The grass fruit is spherical, with a base that is heart-shaped and then truncate-shaped, with flattened sides and several longitudinal ribs on each side. There are obvious small transverse veins between the ribs. It is reticulated and has a smooth or hairy surface. The flowering and fruiting period is from April to October.

3. Fruit

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