Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Tragia furialis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The leaves are covered in stinging hairs[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].

Botanical Description

Tragia furialis is a climbing plant with more or less woody stems that can be up to 3 metres long. The plant is covered in stinging hairs[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Comoros.

HabitatEvergreen forest (Newtonia), and riparian forest and thicket at elevations up to 400 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. ].