Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Tragia plukenetii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

We have seen no specific report for this species, but the stems of many species in this genus are covered in stinging hairs[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].

Botanical Description

Tragia plukenetii is an annual to perennial plant with stems that occasionally become twining and grow into the surrounding vegetation[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeTropical Africa - Nigeria to Somalia, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe; E. Asia - India, Sri Lanka.

HabitatFloodplain grassland, on black clay soils, often a weed of irrigated fields; at elevations to 365 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. ].