Tragia

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Tragia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Plukenetieae
Subtribe: Tragiinae
Genus: Tragia
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Species

About 100, see text

Synonyms

Tragia is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises about one hundred species found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Plants in this genus are sometimes known as noseburns.

Species include:

  • Tragia adenanthera
  • Tragia affinis
  • Tragia balfouriana
  • Tragia bicolor
  • Tragia cannabina
  • Tragia cissoides
  • Tragia cordata
  • Tragia involucrata
  • Tragia laciniata
  • Tragia nepetifolia - catnip noseburn
  • Tragia ramosa
  • Tragia saxicola
  • Tragia volubilis - creeping cowitch, fireman

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