See text Tragia durbanensis, the stinging nettle creeper, is a twining herb in the family Euphorbiaceae,[1] with a restricted distribution in southern Africa.

[2] It is native to the coastal areas of Mozambique and eastern coastal areas of South Africa.

[1] A much-branched climbing perennial herb, with twining stems up to 2.5 m originating from a woody rootstock.

[4] The leaves are hairless or thinly hairy with serrated margins.

[4] This species is one of the larval foodplants of four species of butterfly; Eurytela hiarbas, Eurytela dryope, Byblia ilithyia and Byblia anvatara.