Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Lawn marshpennywort
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hydrocotyle
Species:
H. sibthorpioides
Binomial name
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Synonyms[1]
  • Chondrocarpus sibthorpioides Sweet
  • Hydrocotyle keelungensis Liu, Chao & Chuang
  • Hydrocotyle monticola Hook. f.
  • Hydrocotyle rotundifolia Roxb. ex DC.
  • Hydrocotyle tenella Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
  • Hydrocotyle tuberifera Ohwi

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides is a small species of flowering plant native to southeastern Asia. It is also referred to as lawn marshpennywort.[2] It is a dicot, traditionally placed in the family Apiaceae, but more recently suggested to belong in the Araliaceae.[3] It grows in abundance when the conditions are right. Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides originated in southeastern Asia, but is slowly spreading in the United States, along with other places around the world. It can grow in a wide variety of habitats. It has been used for medicinal purposes in Asia and is also common in the aquarium trade.

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 17 July 2017
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ Chandler, G. T.; Plunkett, G. M. (2004-02-01). "Evolution in Apiales: nuclear and chloroplast markers together in (almost) perfect harmony". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 144 (2): 123–147. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2003.00247.x. ISSN 0024-4074.