''Centella'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of 53

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the subfamily

Mackinlayoideae Mackinlayoideae is a subfamily of plants containing about nine genera. In the APG II system it was treated at family rank as Mackinlayaceae, but since then it has been reclassified as a subfamily of Apiaceae. '' Platysace'', which has been place ...

. The genus is sometimes placed in family

Araliaceae The Araliaceae are a family of flowering plants composed of about 43 genera and around 1500 species consisting of primarily woody plants and some herbaceous plants. The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely, but it is predominantly distinguisha ...

; however, recent studies utilising molecular data place ''Centella'' within

Apiaceae Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants ...

Species

* '' Centella abbreviata'' (A. Rich.) Nannf. * '' Centella affinis'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson * '' Centella annua'' M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * ''

Centella asiatica ''Centella asiatica'', commonly known as gotu kola, kodavan, Indian pennywort and Asiatic pennywort, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and islan ...

'' (L.) Urb. * '' Centella brachycarpa'' M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella caespitosa'' Adamson * '' Centella calcaria'' M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella callioda'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Drude * '' Centella capensis'' (L.) Domin * '' Centella cochlearia'' (Domin) Adamson * '' Centella comptonii'' Adamson * '' Centella cordifolia'' (Hook.f.) Nannf. * '' Centella coriacea'' Nannf. * '' Centella cryptocarpa'' M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella debilis'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Drude * '' Centella dentata'' Adamson * '' Centella didymocarpa'' Adamson * '' Centella difformis'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson * '' Centella dolichocarpa'' M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella erecta'' (L.f.) Fernald * '' Centella eriantha'' (A.Rich.) Drude * '' Centella flexuosa'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Drude * '' Centella fourcadei'' Adamson * '' Centella fusca'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson * '' Centella glabrata'' L. * '' Centella glauca'' M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella graminifolia'' Adamson * '' Centella gymnocarpa'' M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella laevis'' Adamson * '' Centella lanata'' Compton * '' Centella lasiophylla'' Adamson * '' Centella linifolia'' (L.f.) Drude ** ''Centella linifolia'' var. ''depressa'' Adamson * '' Centella longifolia'' (Adamson) M.T.R.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella macrocarpa'' (A.Rich.) Adamson * '' Centella macrodus'' (Spreng.) B.L.Burtt * '' Centella montana'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Domin * '' Centella obtriangularis'' Cannon * '' Centella pilosa'' M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella pottebergensis'' Adamson * '' Centella recticarpa'' Adamson * '' Centella restioides'' Adamson * '' Centella rupestris'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson * '' Centella scabra'' Adamson * '' Centella sessilis'' Adamson * '' Centella stenophylla'' Adamson * '' Centella stipitata'' Adamson * '' Centella ternata'' M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella thesioides'' M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella tridentata'' (L.f.) Drude ex Domin ** ''Centella tridentata'' var. ''dregeana'' (Sond.) M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk ** ''Centella tridentata'' var. ''hermaniifolia'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk ** ''Centella tridentata'' var. ''litoralis'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella triloba'' (Thunb.) Drude * '' Centella umbellata'' M.Schub. & B.-E.van Wyk * '' Centella villosa'' L. ** ''Centella villosa'' var. ''latifolia'' (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Adamson * '' Centella virgata'' (L.f.) Drude

References

Mackinlayoideae Apiaceae genera {{Apiaceae-stub