Tragia volubilisL.

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WFO wfo-0000326961 Accepted WFO 2026-06 6 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–f · 3 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 3 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Tragia volubilis, photographed by demianlescano
fig. a demianlescano, CC0 1.0 / 2022-02-20 / obs. 186799258
Tragia volubilis, photographed by Leonel Roget
fig. b Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 62183613
Tragia volubilis, photographed by Leonel Roget
fig. c Leonel Roget, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 62183608
Tragia volubilis, photographed by demianlescano
fig. d demianlescano, CC0 1.0 / obs. 194052799
Tragia volubilis, photographed by demianlescano
fig. e demianlescano, CC0 1.0 / obs. 194052897
Tragia volubilis, photographed by demianlescano
fig. f demianlescano, CC0 1.0 / obs. 186799234

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Native range 55 botanical countries

Regions where Tragia volubilis is native: Angola, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. AngolaBurkinaCameroonCentral African RepublicCongoDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGhanaGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastLiberiaNigeriaSierra LeoneSudan-South SudanTogoUgandaZimbabweMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestArgentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaHaitiHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSouthwest CaribbeanSurinameTrinidad-TobagoUruguayVenezuela Leeward Is.Venezuelan AntillesWindward Is.
Native distribution of Tragia volubilis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW
Belize BLZ
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
French Guiana FRG
Guatemala GUA
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Southwest Caribbean SWC
Suriname SUR
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Uruguay URU
Venezuela VEN
Venezuelan Antilles VNA
Windward Is. WIN
Angola ANG AFRICA
Burkina BKN
Cameroon CMN
Central African Republic CAF
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Equatorial Guinea EQG
Gabon GAB
Ghana GHA
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Liberia LBR
Nigeria NGA
Sierra Leone SIE
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Zimbabwe ZIM
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 24 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Croton scandens Sieber ex C.Presl
  • Tragia amoena Müll.Arg.
  • Tragia diffusa Vell.
  • Tragia gayana Baill.
  • Tragia haguensis Goudot ex Baill.
  • Tragia ibaguensis Goudot ex Müll.Arg.
  • Tragia infesta Mart. ex D.Dietr.
  • Tragia monandra Baill.
  • Tragia ovata Parodi
  • Tragia pedicillaris Müll.Arg.
  • Tragia pedunculata P.Beauv.
  • Tragia plumosa Desf.
  • Tragia serra Poepp. & Endl.
  • Tragia triangularis Vell.
  • Tragia virgata Lam.
  • Tragia volubilis var. genuina Müll.Arg. & DC.
  • Tragia volubilis var. grandifolia Müll.Arg.
  • Tragia volubilis var. guaranitica Chodat & Hassl.
  • Tragia volubilis var. lanceolata Müll.Arg.
  • Tragia volubilis var. longifolia Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Tragia volubilis var. pedicellaris (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Tragia volubilis var. serra (Poepp. & Endl.) Müll.Arg.
  • Tragia volubilis var. tenuifolia Müll.Arg.
  • Tragia volubilis var. triangularis (Vell.) Müll.Arg.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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