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Tragia yucatanensis Millsp. p'oop ‘ox
Herbs, perhaps somewhat
woody at the base, sometimes verging toward a scrambling lianous
habit; leaves alternate, simple, lanceolate, base slightly cordate,
margin toothed, apex acute; inflorescence axillary, pistillate
flowers and fruits proximal at base of inflorescence), staminate
flowers distal (towards the apex); flowers minute; fruit a hairy
capsule. CAUTION: all aerial parts are beset with stinging hairs.
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