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Tragia

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Tragia is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread across North and South America, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, northern Australia, and to various islands in the Caribbean and in the Indian Ocean.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyEuphorbiaceae
Native toAngola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Flower: Flowers as in Tragia, male: calyx 4–6-lobed; stamens (7–)9 Appearance: Similar in habit to Tragia but with very distinctive Fruit: Fruit and seeds as in Tragia.

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Tragia
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Tragia
taxon common name
noseburn
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Tragia is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread across North and South America, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, northern Australia, and to various islands in the Caribbean and in the Indian Ocean.

Plants in this genus are sometimes known as noseburns.

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