Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lam.

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John Meikle Forestry Reserve, Stapleford

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Synonyms:	Hydrocotyle confusa H. Wolff Hydrocotyle monticola Hook. f. Hydrocotyle nitidula A. Rich.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Delicate creeping perennial herb, rooting at the nodes. Leaves singly or in clusters of 2-3 at the nodes, small, kidney-shaped in outline, 5-7-lobed, narrowly cordate at the base; hairless above, with some crisped hairs below, particularly when young; margin coarsely toothed. Petiole up to 40 mm long. Flowers in axillary, 3-10-flowered umbels, greenish. Fruit, 1.5 × 1 mm, greenish to yellowish-brown, broadly ellipsoid, laterally compressed, notched at the apex.
Notes:	Easily distinguished from other species in this genus by the consistently much smaller size of the leaves.
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Habitat:	In marshy areas
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in the Old World tropics. Introduced and naturalized in the Americas.
Malawi distribution:	S
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Literature:	Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 559 - 561. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32. Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 60. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 18. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 42. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 87.

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