''Centella'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of 53

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the subfamily Mackinlayoideae. 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 commonly called the ginseng family. The morphology of Araliaceae varies widely ...

; 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 p ...

Species

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