Tragia involucrata, the Indian stinging nettle, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.

[1] Tragia involvucrata e is a slender, twining herb with stinging hairs.

Leaves 6-10 x 3-5.5 cm, ovate or elliptic, base acute or rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, hispidulous on both sides; petiole to 2.5 cm long.

Male flowers c. 1.5 mm across; bracts spathulate; tepals 3, spreading; stamens 3, anthers subsessile.

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