Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Species:
benguetensis
ID:
1069752

Status:
valid

Authors:
Elmer

Source:
tro

Year:
1909

Citation Micro:
Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 628 (1909)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001069090

Common Names

  • Hydrocotyle benguetensis
  • Benguetensis Hydrocotyle
  • Benguet Marshpennywort

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Description

Hydrocotyle benguetensis (also called Benguet Hydrocotyle, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the Himalayas. It grows in moist meadows, grasslands, and along streams and rivers. It has small, lobed leaves and white flowers that grow in umbels.

Uses & Benefits

Hydrocotyle benguetensis is used as a medicinal plant to treat fever, headache, and other ailments. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Hydrocotyle benguetensis is yellow in color and has five petals. The seed is small and round in shape. The seedling has two seed leaves and a thin stem.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Hydrocotyle benguetensis is a hardy perennial that is easy to propagate from seed. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It can be propagated by division in the spring or by cuttings taken in the summer. It can also be propagated from cuttings taken in the fall and overwintered indoors.

Where to Find Hydrocotyle benguetensis

Hydrocotyle benguetensis is native to China and can be found in the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong.

Species in the Hydrocotyle genus

Species in the Araliaceae family

Anakasia simplicifolia, Aralia apioides, Aralia armata, Aralia atropurpurea, Aralia bicrenata, Aralia bipinnata, Aralia cachemirica, Aralia caesia, Aralia californica, Aralia castanopsisicola, Aralia chinensis, Aralia continentalis, Aralia cordata, Aralia dasyphylla, Aralia dasyphylloides, Aralia debilis, Aralia decaisneana, Aralia delavayi, Aralia echinocaulis, Aralia elata, Aralia excelsa, Aralia fargesii, Aralia ferox, Aralia finlaysoniana, Aralia foliolosa, Aralia frodiniana, Aralia gigantea, Aralia gintungensis, Aralia glabra, Aralia glabrifoliolata, Aralia henryi, Aralia hispida, Aralia humilis, Aralia kansuensis, Aralia kingdon-wardii, Aralia leschenaultii, Aralia malabarica, Aralia melanocarpa, Aralia merrillii, Aralia mexicana, Aralia montana, Aralia nudicaulis, Aralia parasitica, Aralia plumosa, Aralia racemosa, Aralia regeliana, Aralia rex, Aralia scaberula, Aralia scopulorum, Aralia searelliana,

References