Delicate slender creeping herb, rooting at the nodes. Stem filiform, whitish to brownish. Leaves on slender petioles of 3-40 mm long, glabrous or with scattered flexuous hairs near the tip, solitary or 2-3 together. Lamina reniform with a narrow basal sinus, crenately divided into 5-7 lobes, the margins of which have rounded triangular teeth. Superior leaf surface glabrous, the inferior usually with scattered crisped hairs particularly noticeable on young leaves. Inflorescence a simple subcapitate umbel, much shorter than the subtending leaf. Peduncle slender, 2-9 mm long. Umbel 3-8(10)-flowered, involucre of inconspicuous narrow lanceolate scarious bracts; rays minute to obsolete. Fruit 1.5 x 1.0 mm, greenish to yellowish-brown, broadly ellipsoid, laterally compressed; base broadly and shallowly cordate; apex deeply emarginate; stylopodium depressed to obsolete, styles short, stiff and divergent; ribs well developed. From: Cannon, JFM. 1978. 90. Umbelliferae. In: E Launert (ed.). Fl. Zambes. 4: 555-621. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, Glasgow. [CC BY]
Perennial herb, hydrophyte, 0.1-0.3 m high. Leaves simple, blade kidney-shaped to almost circular, palmately cleft halfway down to base into 5-7 lobes, glabrous and shining above, scattered hairs beneath. Peduncles shorter than subtending petioles. Flowers in simple umbels. Flowering time mostly Nov-Jan. From: Winter, PJD. 2019. Araliaceae: Hydrocotyle L. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(1): 421-421. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Habitat?, alt. 100-2600 m. Drakensberg Grassland, Sub-Escarpment Grassland, Sub-Escarpment Savanna. From: Winter, PJD. 2019. Araliaceae: Hydrocotyle L. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(1): 421-421. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe [as 'Rhodesia'], widespread in the tropics of the Old World. In Africa in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Zaire and W. Africa. Introduced and established in both N. and S. America. From: Cannon, JFM. 1978. 90. Umbelliferae. In: E Launert (ed.). Fl. Zambes. 4: 555-621. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, Glasgow. [CC BY]
100 to 2600 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
Hydrocotyle americana auct., p.p.
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| perdekloutjies | Afrikaans | Winter, PJD. 2019. Araliaceae: Hydrocotyle L.. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(1): 421-421. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. | |
| water pennywort | English | Winter, PJD. 2019. Araliaceae: Hydrocotyle L.. In: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(1): 421-421. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Apiales
FAMILY Araliaceae
SUBFAMILY Hydrocotyloideae
GENUS Hydrocotyle
SPECIES sibthorpioides
27 results for Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lam.
Year
Barcode: PRE0668553-0 Collector(s) & number: Netshisaulu, P, 1326 | 1980-2-4
South Africa, Limpopo, VENDA.; TATE VONDO
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288856-0 Collector(s) & number: Scheepers, JC, 936 | 1960-4-6
South Africa, Limpopo, LETABA DIST; DUIWELSKLOOF; WESTFALIA ESTATE WHERE LOWER ROSENDAL RD. CROSSES MTATI STREAM AT SARAHSDRIFT
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288855-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, FRR, 4752 | 1894--
South Africa, Limpopo, HOUTBOS MT.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0809989-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 11851 | 1992-3-5
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, North Coast: Inanda Area; Mzinyathi River Valley; Vicinity of confluence of Mzinyathi & Khusane River.
General notes: Det: C.J. Ward
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288858-0 Collector(s) & number: Scheepers, JC, 376 | 1958-6-14
South Africa, Limpopo, LETABA DIST; DUIWELSKLOOF; WESTFALIA ESTATE AT MERENSKY DAM BETW. LAWN AND WATERSIDE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288860-0 Collector(s) & number: Strey, RG, 7280 | 1967-1-24
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, DURBAN; BOT- GARDEN DURBAN IN LAWN
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0815647-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 11395 | 1991-10-19
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban: Manor Gardens; 71 Elland Road.
General notes: Det: C.M. van Wyk
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0870937-0 Collector(s) & number: Siebert, SJ, 2493 | 2003-7-10
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Siyayi Road, Mtunzini, pavement.
General notes: Locally rare.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288867-0 Collector(s) & number: Rudatis, AGH, 1188 | 1910-10-9
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, ALEXANDRIA DIV.; DUMISA STA.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288869-0 Collector(s) & number: Galpin, EE, 9443 | 1928-11-6
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, NOTTINGHAM ROAD
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0354069-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 6697 | 1968-12-18
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, DURBAN; MANOR GARDENS; IN LAWN
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288861-0 Collector(s) & number: Strey, RG, 5224 | 1964-5-21
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, DURBAN; NAT. HERB. GARDEN IN LAWN
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288866-0 Collector(s) & number: Galpin, EE, 12007 | -4-4
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, RICHMOND DIST.; BYRNE; IN LAWNS AT THE OAKS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288853-0 Collector(s) & number: Young, RGN, TRV 26914 | 1927-5-24
South Africa, Limpopo, ZOUTPANSBERG; LOUIS TRICHARDT
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288862-0 Collector(s) & number: Mogg, AOD, 6169 | 1919-12-1
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, ZULULAND; MELMOTH; MFULAZANE FARM
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0288863-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 1693 | 1953-11-13
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, HLABISA DIST.; HLUHLUWE GAME RES.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0815669-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 11399 | 1991-10-19
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban: Manor Gardens; 71 Elland Road.
General notes: Det: C.M. van Wyk
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2019
SERIES CHAPTER
Araliaceae: Hydrocotyle L. Winter, PJDIn: CL Bredenkamp (ed.), A Flora of the Eastern Cape Province. Strelitzia 41(1)421-421
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
1991
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
Umbelliferae of southern Africa: An introduction and annotated checklist Burtt, BLEdinburgh Journal of Botany 48(2)133-282
1978
FLORA CHAPTER
90. Umbelliferae Cannon, JFMIn: E Launert (ed.). Flora Zambesiaca 4: 555-621
Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, Glasgow
No results found for Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lam.
Status and criteria
NE
Assessor(s)
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