Status:
valid
Authors:
R.H.Shan & S.L.Liou
Source:
tro
Year:
1964
Citation Micro:
Acta Phytotax. Sin. 9: 131 (1964)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001069153
Common Names
- Hydrocotyle Salwinica
- Salwinica Marsh Pennywort
- Salwin Marsh Pennywort
Uses & Benefits
Hydrocotyle salwinica 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
Hydrocotyle salwinica has small, white flowers and small, black seeds. The seedlings are small and have a single, long stem.
Cultivation and Propagation
Hydrocotyle salwinica 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 salwinica
Hydrocotyle salwinica can be found in the Himalayas, from Nepal to Bhutan and in western China.
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,