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Plant Profile: Centella

Taxonomy: Centella

Names

Chalice Vine, Trumpet Flower

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Phonetic Spelling:sen-TEL-uh

Genus:Centella

Species:

Family:Apiaceae

Solandra

Commonly used as a houseplant or in interior designs, it can also be found in flower gardens as a delicate annual vine.

Danger Level: EXTREMELY TOXIC; CONSUMPTION COULD BE DEADLY!

Method of Poisoning: Ingestion

Centella Feature Summary

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Tags

#fragrant
#showy

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Centella Feature Summary

Attributes
Flowers
solitary, very large, funnel-shaped with 5 short lobes, white or yellow, fragrant at night
White
Gold/Yellow
Leaves
leaves alternate, simple, smooth margined
Poisonous to Humans
Headache, incoordination, excitability, stomach pain, lowered temperature, dilated pupils, paralysis, vomiting, diarrhea, shock, respiratory depression; may be fatal.
Alkaloids solanine, solanidine and others.
Leaves
Flowers
Whole Plant Traits
Poisonous
Vine
Fruit

Centella Attributes

Centella: Country Or Region Of Origin

Tropical America

Centella Flowers

Centella: Flower Description

solitary, very large, funnel-shaped with 5 short lobes, white or yellow, fragrant at night

Centella: Flower Color

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Gold/Yellow
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White

Centella: Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Centella: Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Centella Leaves

Centella: Leaf Description

leaves alternate, simple, smooth margined

Centella: Leaf Type

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple

Centella: Leaf Arrangement

Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled

Centella: Hairs Present

No
Yes

Centella Poisonous to Humans

Centella: Poison Symptoms

Headache, incoordination, excitability, stomach pain, lowered temperature, dilated pupils, paralysis, vomiting, diarrhea, shock, respiratory depression; may be fatal.

Centella: Poison Toxic Principle

Alkaloids solanine, solanidine and others.

Centella: Poison Severity

High
Low
Medium

Centella: Causes Contact Dermatitis

No
Yes

Centella: Poison Part

Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems

Centella Whole Plant Traits

Centella: Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Centella Fruit

Centella: Fruit Type

Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua

Centella Stem

Centella: Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes