Tragia volubilis
Fireman, Poison Ivy
Other regional names: Stinging Nettle +1 more
- Stinging Nettle
- Twining Cow Itch
Also known as: Tragia amoena Müll.Arg. +14 more
- Tragia amoena Müll.Arg.
- Tragia diffusa Vell.
- Tragia gayana Baill.
- Tragia haguensis Goudot ex Baill.
- Tragia ibaguensis Goudot ex Müll.Arg.
- Tragia infesta Mart. ex D.Dietr.
- Tragia monandra Baill.
- Tragia ovata Parodi
- Tragia pedicellaris Müll.Arg.
- Tragia pedicillaris Müll.Arg.
- Tragia pedunculata P.Beauv.
- Tragia plumosa Desf.
- Tragia serra Poepp.
- Tragia triangularis Vell.
- Tragia urticaefolia Millsp., 1900
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing subshrub or climbing shrub.
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Tragia volubilis (commonly known as Fireman or Poison Ivy) is a climbing shrub within the Euphorbiaceae family. It originates in Africa, North America, and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, East Tropical Africa, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, South Tropical Africa, Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Liberia, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Southwest Caribbean, Sudan, Surinam, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zaïre, Zimbabwe