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Tragia rupestris Sond.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Tragia

Characteristics

Similar to T. glabrata, but the plants sometimes dioecious, and the leaves generally narrower and more evenly pubescent and setose on the upper surface, and the lobules of the female calyx lobes as long as or longer than the width of the calyx-lobe rhachis.
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Perennial herb. Stems erect and much virgately branched below, twining upwards. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, auricu-late-cordate, densely clothed with stinging hairs on nerves. Flowers green.
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are oval to sword shaped. They have stinging hairs on the veins. The flowers are green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The plant is eaten cooked as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Tragia rupestris world distribution map, present in Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:357866-1
WFO ID wfo-0000326883
COL ID 57VYF
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Synonyms

Tragia rupestris Tragia rupestris var. glabrata
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