Cannabis Leaf Nettle
Tragia plukenetii
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- September-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tragia plukenetii
- Genus
- Tragia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cannabis Leaf Nettle itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cannabis Leaf Nettle itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cannabis Leaf Nettle
Cannabis Leaf Nettle (Tragia plukenetii) is a climber in the Euphorbiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and 2 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.

Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Cannabis Leaf Nettle belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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