BISH 18645Botany

Centella asiatica

Indian pennywort

As recorded: Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Apiaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 4523
Date: November 16, 1930
Locality: Distr.: Hitiaa
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Grant, M.L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

196 Bishop specimens of Centella asiatica · collected 1894–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 16, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Centella asiatica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,102 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Queensland, AU

(c) bush_regentleman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

72GH+MW, Toboli Bar., Kec. Parigi Utara, Kabupaten Parigi Moutong, Sulawesi Tengah 94471, Indonesia

(c) Nur Herjayanti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-27

Cavendish Rd at Mt Gravatt TAFE, stop 55, Mount Gravatt East QLD 4122, Australia

(c) Theodore Chappel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Dudley Rd opp Whitebridge Cemetery, Charlestown NSW 2290, Australia

(c) Nicki Stuart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Kelmscott, WA, AU

(c) t_carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Kennedy Dr opp Coral St, Port Macquarie NSW 2444, Australia

(c) Jed Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Centella asiatica. BISH 18645. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956397061. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18645.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956397061 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026