Tragia volubilis

Tragia volubilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Tragia
Species:
T. volubilis
Binomial name
Tragia volubilis
L. (1753)

Tragia volubilis also known as fireman is a climbing subshrub or climbing shrub native to tropical America and Africa. It belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, Tragia genus. As many of the species of the genus, it has stinging hairs, similar to those of nettles.