Common name
English: Snake pennywort
Mandarin: 爱地草 (ai di cao)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)
Genus: Geophila (1)
Epithet: repens (L.) I.M. Johnst. (7)
Synonym: Cephaelis diversifolia Blume
diversifolia => with different leaves, variable foliage
repens => creeping and rooting
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Geophila repens at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1725] Geophila repens - Flora of China @ efloras.org