Edible: Leaves, Vegetable, Leaves - tea
A slender perennial plant with creeping stems which root at the nodes. It grows to 10 cm high and spreads to 50 cm across. The stems are creeping and form roots at the nodes. Groups of leaves develop in clumps at the nodes. Leaves are round or heart shaped with a wavy edge. The edge has teeth or indentations along it. The leaves can be 8 cm across, when grown in shady places. The leaves have 7-9 forked veins. The leaf stalks are 6-15 cm long. The stems and flowers are dull red or pink. The flowers are small and occur in small clusters. The fruit is round but flattened. It is very small and 2 mm across.
A tropical plant. It is a ground cover plant in old gardens, in light rainforest. It suits humid locations. It grows in wetlands. It often grows along streams and rice paddies. It grows best in sunny, moist, fertile places. It grows in wetlands. In Papua New Guinea it grows mostly up to about 500 m altitude but will probably grow up to 2500 m. It is drought and frost tender. In Nepal it grows to about 2800 m altitude. It needs a temperature above 10°C. It can grow in arid places. It suits hardiness zones 9-12. In Yunnan.
Common Names: Asian pennywort, Indian Pennywort, Alaiphon, Anampetraka, Babassa, Badmaina, Bai bobo, Bai bua bok, Beng sag, Bolila-ba-linku, Bor manimuni, Bora thulkari, Brahami, Brahma-manduki, Brahmi, Bramhi, Bua bok, Changkongche, Chong amok, Da, Dagu, Darbengbur, Dareta, Daun pegaga, Ding gai cao, Elukachevi, Ghodtapre, Ghortapre, Gidir mamimuni, Goal-pate, Golpatta, Gotu kola, Hang kor chow, Heen gotu kola, Hin-gotukola, Hing, Inyongo, Kalanso, Karinga, Karivana, Khoburwali, Khulakhudi, Kopanig kua, Krimbua, Lambak, Letintfwala, Licubudwane, Mandukaparni, Manimuni, Mariko, Marsh pepperwort, Me kuo luo guo, Mikharing, Mijiupamao, Mochatn-achar, Muthilila, Muthilsopu, Muxa arxa, Myin-kwa-ywet, Naulai, Nguri, Ningkhoi, Nongobozana, Nuoc rau ma, Pak nork, Panuo, Pe-de-cavalo, Pegagan, Peruk, Peruki, Phak nok, Pohe kula, Rau ma dai, Samsata, Saraswataku, Shetafay, Siti muk, Takip-kohol, Talapetraka, Tangkuangteh, Tangkuongteh, Thalkudi, Thankuni, Thol-khuri, Ti togo, Togo, Togotogo, Totodro, Totono, Tselagorgor, Tsubo-kusa, Umamgobozana, Unongotyazana, Vallarai, Vallarei,
Synonyms:
Centella coriacea Nannf.;
Hydrocotyle asiatica L.;
Hydrocotyle erecta L. f.;