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Tragia yucatanensis

Botanic Family

Euphorbiaceae

Author

Millspaugh

Common Names

• Popox (Mayan)
• Hoobox (Mayan)
• Ortiguilla (Yucatan-Mexico)

Geographical Habitats

• Belize
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• SE. Mexico

Natural Habitats

• Secondary scrubland
• forest margin
• woodland
• riverside
• thickets

Flowering Times

• Sep

Fruiting Times

• Mar

Small twining perennial vine with woody root, hispid puberulent stems & leaves, leaf-opposed inflorescence to 30mm long bearing one pistillate flowers & some staminate flowers, pale green or red flowers, stinging hairs, green fruit capsule 6mm long with white stinging hairs

Further References

• Mobot
• Neotrop
• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• FOG
• Kew