Tragia plukenetii

Tragia plukenetii Radcl.-Sm., Kew Bull. 37: 688 1983. (Syn: Croton hastatus L.; Tragia cannabina L.f. [Illegitimate]; Tragia cannabina var. hastata (L.) Pax & K.Hoffm.; Tragia involucrata var. cannabina Müll.Arg.; Tragia tripartita Beille [Illegitimate]);

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Euphorbiaceae fortnight :: Tragia involucrata from Chennai BRS 003 : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 2 authors.

Sharing the images of Tragia involucrata from Chembarampakkam, Chennai.

Tragia plukenetii

Is it syn.of this sp. which I posted as Tragia involucrata?

No. The three lobed leaves are distinctive. The reference for this species is as follows:

Tragia plukenetii Radcl.-Sm. in Kew Bull. 37: 688. 1983. Croton hastatus L., Sp. Pl. 1005. 1753 & Syst. Veg. ed. 13, 722. 1767 (non Tragia hastata Müll.Arg.). Tragia cannabina L.f., Suppl. Pl. 415. 1781, nom. illeg.; Duthie, Fl. Gangetic Plain 2: 114. 1905; Gamble, Fl. Madras 2(7): 1333. 1925 (repr. ed. 2: 932. 1957). T. involucrata var. cannabina (L.f.) Müll.Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 944. 1866; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 465. 1888.

03092013 BRS 504 : Attachments (3). 7 posts by 5 authors.

Pl. find the attached file contain photos for id. confirmation.

Location: Chembarmpakkam, Chennai

Date: 31.08.2013

Habitat: Wild

Habit: Climber

… please check – the climbing nettle – Tragia involucrata (Euphorbiaceae).

It doesn’t look like Tragia involucrata. instead it could be Tragia plukenetii

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