Tragia involucrata
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]
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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. | |
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 Bichuti and in regions of North Bengal it is called Chotra pata
- 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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