About Tragia volubilis L.
Tragia volubilis L., commonly called fireman, is a climbing subshrub or climbing shrub that belongs to the Tragia genus in the Euphorbiaceae family. Like many other species in the Tragia genus, it bears stinging hairs that are similar to the stinging hairs of nettles. This species is native to tropical America and Africa. In the Americas, its distribution ranges from Mexico and the Caribbean south to Argentina; it is also found in Central Africa. It has been used as a poison, and as a medicinal plant for diuretic purposes and to treat sexually transmitted diseases.
