via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > C <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c> > *Centella asiatica* (L.) Urb. ... (*family*: Apiaceae) [image: Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/6935470969/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Pennywort.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Centella%20asiatica> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Centellaasiatica&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Centellaasiatica&format=kml_nl> *ken-TEL-uh* -- from Greek *centum* (hundred) referring to profusely branched prostrate herb ... IJRAP<http://www.ijrap.net/admin/php/uploads/436_pdf.pdf> *a-see-AT-ee-kuh* -- of or from Asia... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> *commonly known as*: coinwort<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/coinwort>, Indian pennywort<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/indian-pennywort>, Indian water navelwort<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/indian-water-navelwort>, pennyweed<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/pennyweed>, spadeleaf<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/spadeleaf>• *Assamese*: মানিমুনি manimuni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/manimuni-manimuni>• *Bengali*: ব্রহ্মমন্ডূকী brahmamanduki<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/brahmamanduki-brahmamanduki>, থানকুনি thanakuni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/thanakuni-thanakuni>• *Dogri*: ब्राह्मी बूटी brahmi booti<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/dogri/brahmi-buti-brahmi-booti>, ghor-sumbi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/dogri/ghor-sumbi>• *Gujarati*: બ્રાહ્મી brahmi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/brahmi-brahmi>, ખડબ્રાહ્મી khadabrahmi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/khadabrahmi-khadabrahmi>• *Hindi*: बल्लारि ballari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/ballari-ballari>, भेकी bheki<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bheki-bheki>, ब्रह्ममण्डूकी brahmamanduki<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/brahmamanduki-brahmamanduki>, ब्राह्मी brahmi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/brahmi-brahmi>, खुलखुडी khulakhudi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/khulakhudi-khulakhudi>, मण्डूकी manduki<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/manduki-manduki>• *Kannada*: ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು brahmi soppu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/brahmi-soppu-brahmi-soppu>, ಗದ್ದೆ ಬರಗ gadde baraga<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/gadde-baraga-gadde-baraga>, ಇಲಿಕಿವಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ilikivi soppu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/ilikivi-soppu-ilikivi-soppu>, ಒಂದೆಲಗ ondelaga<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/ondelaga-ondelaga>, ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Saraswati soppu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/sarasvati-soppu-saraswati-soppu>, ತಂಬುಳಿ ಗಿಡ tambuli gida<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/tambuli-gida-tambuli-gida>• *Konkani*: एकपानी ekpani<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/ekapani-ekpani>, ¿ उंदरी<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/undari-umdri>? umdri<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/undari-umdri>• *Malayalam*: കുടകം kutakam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kutakam-kutakam>, കുടഞ്ഞാല് kutannal<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kutannal-kutannal>• *Manipuri*: পেৰূক peruk<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/perauka-peruk>• *Marathi*: ब्राह्मी brahmi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/brahmi-brahmi>, एकपानी ekpani<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/ekapani-ekpani>, कारिवणा karivana<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/karivana-karivana>• *Mizo*: hnah-bial<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/mizo/hnah-bial>, lambak<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/mizo/lambak>• *Nepali*: ब्रह्मबुटि brahmabuti<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/brahmabuti-brahmabuti>, घोड टाप्रे ghod-tapre<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/ghoda-tapre-ghod-tapre>• *Oriya*: ମଣ୍ଡୂକପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ mandukaparnni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/mandukaparnni-mandukaparnni>, ମାଣ୍ଡୁକୀ manduki<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/manduki-manduki>, ମୂଳ ପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ mula parnni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/mula-parnni-mula-parnni>, ସରସ୍ବତୀ Sarasbati<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/sarasbati-saraswati>, ସୋମ ବଲ୍ଲୀ soma-balli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/soma-balli-soma-balli>, ଶ୍ରାବଣୀ srabani<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/srabani-srabani>• *Sanskrit*: भाण्डि bhandi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhandi-bhandi>, भण्डीरी bhandiri<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhandiri-bhandiri>, भेकी bheki<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bheki-bheki>, मण्डूकपर्णी mandukaparni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/mandukaparni-mandukaparni>, मण्डूकी manduki<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/manduki-manduki>• *Tamil*: கசப்பி kacappi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kacappi-kacappi>, மதண்டி matanti<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/matanti-matanti>, பறுணி paruni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/paruni-paruni>, பிண்டீரி pintiri<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/pintiri-pintiri>, வல்லாரை vallarai<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vallarai-vallarai>, யோசனவல்லி yocana-valli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/yocanavalli-yocana-valli>• *Telugu*: మండూకపర్ణి mandukaparni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/mandukaparni-mandukaparni>, సరస్వతీ ఆకు Sarasvati-aku<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/sarasvati-aku-sarasvati-aku>• *Tibetan*: man du rag pa rni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tibetan/man-du-rag-pa-rni>• *Tulu*: ತಿಮರೆ timare<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/timare-timare> *botanical names*: *Centella asiatica* (L.) Urb. ... *synonyms*: *Hydrocotyle asiatica* L. (basionym) • *Centella hirtella* Nannf. • *Hydrocotyle reniformis* Walter ... and more at The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2708815> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed at Lollem, Goa ... 21 FEB 12 ... more views at *flickr*<http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Centellaasiatica&m=tags> . Referring to NPGS / GRIN<http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?9831>, a query: has this plant now shifted to Araceae ... also placed in: Apiaceae Hydrocotylaceae ? Regards. Dinesh
