Tragia involucrata L.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (SPURGE FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Species : Tragia involucrata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Tragia involucrata L.
  • Common name : Forget-me-not, Indian Stinging Nettle
  • Vernacular name : Barhanta (Hin.); Pachhirangi (Kan.); Kaanchori, Senthatti (Tam.); Dulagondi chettu, Revati (Tel.); Bitchhuati (Ori.); Vrischikali (San.)
  • Collection Nos : FAP 39132
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 12/10/10
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Scrub forest
  • Key identification features : An erect trailing or straggling, twining herbs or shrubs with stinging hairs. Leaves are ovate-lanceolate, margin serrate. Flowers axillary, very small, pale yellow with 3 petals. Fruits 3-lobed hairy capsules. Calyx lobes accrescent and linear in fruit.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : Occasional on foothills to 1400 m in scrub jungles and deciduous forests. Plant is covered with stinging hairs.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Himalaya, China, Myanmar
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Tragia involucrata. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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