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Thalkudi

Local Name	:	Thalkudi
Botanical Name	:	Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Common Name	:	Asiatic pennywort or Gotu kola
Family	:	Apiaceae
Distribution	:	Found widely in India including Odisha. Native to tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the western Pacific.
Habit	:	Herb
Short Description	:	It is an herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant. It has medicinal and nutritional properties and has small, ovate leaves and small, white flowers.

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Descriptions

It is a small, herbaceous plant. Leaves are small, round to kidney-shaped. Flowers are small and inconspicuous, usually white to pinkish-white in color, and arranged in umbrella-shaped clusters at the ends of slender stalks. Fruits are tiny, rounded capsules containing seeds.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

March - July

Use(s)

Leaves are used to enhance memory.