Tragia volubilis

Tragia volubilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Tragia
Species:
T. volubilis
Binomial name
Tragia volubilis
L. (1753)[1]

Tragia volubilis also known as fireman [2] is a climbing subshrub or climbing shrub native to tropical America and Africa.[1] It belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, Tragia genus. As many of the species of the genus, it has stinging hairs, similar to those of nettles.

  1. ^ a b "Tragia volubilis L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  2. ^ "ITIS - Report: Tragia volubilis". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-23.