
Centella asiatica
Indian pennywort
As recorded: Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Apiales › Apiaceae
- Collected by
- Umbellit, H.
- Collector number
- 56292
- Date
- March 19, 1914
- Locality
- Dost. Afrika, Landschaft Usambara: Urwald von Amani, Mngaweg
- Region
- Tanzania
- Elevation
- 900 m
- Identified by
- Kew staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Centella asiatica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
Queensland, AU
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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)
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Cite this specimen
Centella asiatica. BISH 639021. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956183830. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/639021.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956183830 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
