Tragia involucrata

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Tragia involucrata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Tragia
Species:	T. involucrata
Binomial name
*Tragia involucrata* L.

Tragia involucrata, the Indian stinging nettle, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the most used species of Tragia in ethnomedicinal and ethnopharmacological applications.^[1]

Description

Tragia involvucrata e is a slender, twining herb with stinging hairs. Leaves 6-10 x 3-5.5 cm, ovate or elliptic, base acute or rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, hispidulous on both sides; petiole to 2.5 cm long. Spikes axillary, monoecious, to 2 cm long; male flowers above, female flowers 1-2, at the base. Male flowers c. 1.5 mm across; bracts spathulate; tepals 3, spreading; stamens 3, anthers subsessile. Female flowers c. 3 mm across, ebracteate; tepals 6, c. 1 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, enlarged and spreading in fruits; style 3, spreading. Capsule c. 0.6 x 1 cm, 3-lobed, hispid. Seeds globose.

Common names

Assamese: Dumuni Chorat
Bengali: বিছুটি পাতা Bichuti paataa and in regions of North Bengal it is called Chotra paataa
English: Indian stinging nettle, climbing nettle, canchorie root-plant
Hindi: पीत पर्णी Pit Parni, बढन्त Barhanta
Kannada: ತುರಿಕೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Turike Balli
Malayalam: Kodithumba, Cherukodithuva, Choriyanam, ചൊറിയണം Coriyanam, Kodithoova
Marathi: लघुमेडशिंगी Laghumedhshingi, चुरकी Churki
Nepali: उट कटेरी Ut Kateri
Odia: ବିଛୁଆତି(transliteration Bichhuati), Kasalakku
Sanskrit: दुःस्पर्ष Duhsparsha, वृश्चिकाच्छद Vrischikacchad, वृश्चिकापत्री Vrischikapatri, वृश्चिकाली Vrischikali, आगमावर्ता Aagmavarta, कषाग्निः Kashagnih
Tamil: காஞ்சொறி Kanchori / செந்தட்டி Senthatti
Telugu: తేలుకొండిచెట్టు Telukondicettu, Duradagunda aaku.

References

^ Duarte-Casar, R., Romero-Benavides, J.C., 2021. Tragia L. Genus: Ethnopharmacological Use, Phytochemical Composition and Biological Activity. Plants 2021, 10(12), 2717; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122717

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Taxon identifiers
Tragia involucrata	Wikidata: Q15384272 Wikispecies: Tragia involucrata CoL: 57VV5 EoL: 1149764 EPPO: TRDIN GBIF: 3061610 GRIN: 423570 IPNI: 357775-1 IRMNG: 10246865 ITIS: 1027280 NCBI: 1378009 Open Tree of Life: 3910202 Plant List: kew-207350 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:357775-1 Tropicos: 12800100 WFO: wfo-0000326735

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