Tragia plukenetii
Radcl.-Sm.
Euphorbiaceae
Croton hastatus L.
Tragia cannabina L.f.
Tragia involucrata cannabina Müll.Arg.
Tragia tripartita Beille
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General Information
Tragia plukenetii is an annual to perennial plant with stems that occasionally become twining and grow into the surrounding vegetation[
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The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Known Hazards
We have seen no specific report for this species, but the stems of many species in this genus are covered in stinging hairs[
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Botanical References
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- 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.
Range
Tropical Africa - Nigeria to Somalia, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe; E. Asia - India, Sri Lanka.
Habitat
Floodplain grassland, on black clay soils, often a weed of irrigated fields; at elevations to 365 metres[
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- Flora Zambesiaca
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- http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html
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- 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.
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Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Perennial |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable[
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Medicinal
The roots are used in a cure for male impotence[
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- Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa.
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- An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
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Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
