Barhanta / Forget-Me-Not
Tragia involucrata
Also known as Indian Stinging Nettle
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tragia involucrata
- Genus
- Tragia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Scrub forests and wastelands
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, China, Myanmar, Nepal
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Telangana
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बढन्त Barhanta, पीत पर्णी Pit Parni, বিছুটি
- Nepali
- उट कटेरी Ut Kateri
- Bengali
- বিছুটি Bichuti, বিছুটি
- Tamil
- காஞ்சொறி Kanchori, செந்தட்டி Senthatti
- Kannada
- ತುರಿಕೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Turike Balli
- Malayalam
- ചൊറിയണം Coriyanam, Cherukodithuva, Choriyanam, കൊടിത്തൂവ
- Marathi
- आग पान Aag Paan, आग्या Aagya, कळलावी Kallaavi
About Barhanta
Forget-me-not (Tragia involucrata) is a climber belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in scrub forests and wastelands. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, China, Myanmar, Nepal. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Barhanta belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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