in taxon leafy vegetable plant asiatic pennywort plant PLANTS:CEAS gotu kola sheep-rot ji xue cao Asiatic pennywort Centella asiatica, commonly centella, is a small, herbaceous, annual plant of the family Mackinlayaceae or subfamily Mackinlayoideae of family Apiaceae, and is native to India, Sri Lanka, northern Australia, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, and other parts of Asia.[1] It is used as a medicinal herb in Ayurvedic medicine, traditional African medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine. Botanical synonyms include *Hydrocotyle asiatica* L. and *Trisanthus cochinchinensis* (Lour.). centella asiatica hydrocotyle hydrocotyle asiatica indian pennywort spadeleaf Centella asiatica requires discussion