taxonID	type	description	language	source
E760BA2E60F257C7A2C979427326E728.taxon	description	Fig. 1 A	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
E760BA2E60F257C7A2C979427326E728.taxon	description	Description Straggling or twining and scandent herb or shrub of unknown height; young branches puberulous with appressed hairs and stinging hairs up to 1.4 mm long; mature branches glabrescent. Stipules triangular, 3 – 4 × 0.8 – 1.2 mm, acute, glabrous, ciliate with erect hairs up to 0.5 mm long. Petioles (1.8 –) 2 – 5 cm long, densely pubescent with appressed hairs and stinging hairs up to 1.4 mm long; distally and proximally pulvinate. Leaf blade ovate, (4 –) 4.5 – 8.4 × (2.2 –) 2.8 – 5.8 cm, cordate at base, acuminate at apex, with acumen up to 0.8 cm, dentate-serrate, upper surface hispid with stinging hairs up to 1.5 mm long, with appressed hairs mainly on veins, lower surface indumentum similar to that found on the upper surface but less dense, basal veins 7, secondary veins 4 – 5 pairs. Inflorescences bisexual, up to 5.5 cm long; peduncle up to 3.5 cm, pubescent with curved, appressed hairs. Male segment 0.6 – 3.5 cm long; bracts elliptic, ca 1.5 × 0.4 mm, glabrous; bracteoles linear-lanceolate, 0.4 × 0.1 mm, glabrous. Female segment with 2 flowers; bracts triangular, entire, acute, 2 × 0.8 mm, glabrous; bracteoles linear-lanceolate, 1.1 × 0.2 mm, glabrous. Male flower pedicel up to 1.1 mm long, sparsely hairy, with few scattered minute appressed hairs; buds ca 0.4 mm diameter; calyx lobes 0.8 mm long, sparsely hairy externally, with few scattered minute, appressed hairs; stamens 3; filament up to 0.2 mm long; anthers 0.2 × 0.2 mm. Female flower subsessile; pedicel up to 0.3 mm long, pubescent with curved, minute, appressed hairs; calyx with 6 lobes, largely laciniate to the base (7 segments), 1 – 3.5 mm long, pubescent externally, with minute stinging hairs; ovary 0.4 × 0.8 mm, densely hispid with stinging hairs; styles 1.2 – 3 mm, connate 2 / 3 of the length, glabrous. Fruits subsessile, with peduncle up to 0.3 mm long, 3 × 5 mm, hispid, with stinging hairs up to 1.5 mm long; calyx lobes deeply laciniate, ca 6.5 mm long, 4 – 6 segments on each side, without laminula, slightly hardened in the central part, hispid, with stinging hairs up to 1.5 mm long; columella up to 2 mm long. Seeds 3 mm in diameter, yellowish mottled with black.	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
E760BA2E60F257C7A2C979427326E728.taxon	distribution	Distribution Widely distributed in tropical Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon (Fig. 1 A), Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea (Fig. 1 A), Ethiopia, Gabon (Fig. 1 A), Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe (Keay 1958; Radcliffe-Smith 1987, 1996; Cable and Cheek 1998; Cheek et al. 2000, 2004; Akoègninou et al. 2006; Govaerts et al. 2000; Sosef et al. 2006; Figueiredo and Smith 2008; Barberá et al. 2013; Pickering and Darbyshire 2015).	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
477F9244163C5FD3BB2F5606B3CFCE48.taxon	description	Figs 1 B, 2	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
477F9244163C5FD3BB2F5606B3CFCE48.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Tragia flagellata is morphologically close to T. liberica Jongkind, but differs mainly by having unisexual inflorescences (vs bisexual inflorescences), and the calyx of female flowers (seen in fruit) with triangular and entire sepals (vs calyx of female flower with pinnatisect sepals).	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
477F9244163C5FD3BB2F5606B3CFCE48.taxon	description	Description Twining perennial herb or shrub up to 5 m high; young branches pubescent with curved, appressed hairs up to 0.5 mm long; mature branches glabrescent. Stipules triangular-lanceolate, 3 – 4.5 × 0.8 – 1.1 mm, acuminate, sparsely hairy externally, with hairs up to 0.3 mm long, not ciliate. Petioles 0.6 – 1.7 cm long, densely pubescent with curved, appressed hairs up to 0.5 mm long; proximally pulvinate. Leaf blade elliptic to obovate, 7.5 – 14 × 2.5 – 4.5 cm, rounded at base, acuminate at apex, with acumen up to 1 cm, entire to slightly dentate, upper surface subglabrous, with simple subulate hairs up to 0.5 mm long and with stinging hairs up to 0.8 mm long mainly on veins; lower surface pubescent with stinging hairs up to 0.8 mm long on veins and up to 0.5 mm long on the lamina; basal veins 3 – 5, secondary veins in 7 – 8 pairs. Inflorescences unisexual. Male inflorescence up to 16.5 cm long; peduncle 8 – 9 cm long, densely pubescent with curved hairs up to 0.2 mm long that extend to the rachis; bracts narrowly triangular, 1.3 – 1.6 × 0.2 - 0.3 mm, sparsely hairy with hairs up to 0.1 mm long; bracteoles linear-lanceolate, 0.3 – 0.5 × 0.1 mm, subglabrous with few scattered hairs. Male flower pedicel 1.1 – 2.4 mm long, subglabrous with few scattered hairs; buds 0.4 – 0.5 mm diameter; calyx lobes broadly ovate to broadly elliptic, 0.7 mm long, pubescent externally; stamens 3; filament 0.15 mm long; anthers 0.2 × 0.15 mm. Female inflorescence up to 1.7 cm, peduncle up to 1.2 cm long, glabrescent, with 1 – 3 flowers; bracts ovate, 2 mm long, sparsely pubescent. Female flowers unknown. Fruits partially known; peduncle 3.5 mm long, pubescent; calyx lobes 6, triangular, up to 3.5 mm long, entire, slightly hardened when mature, sparsely pubescent with long thin hairs externally, with a distinct central vein; columella 3 mm long. Seeds unknown.	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
477F9244163C5FD3BB2F5606B3CFCE48.taxon	distribution	Distribution Currently only known from Gabon, from the Woleu-Ntem and Ogooué-Ivindo provinces (Fig. 1 B).	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
477F9244163C5FD3BB2F5606B3CFCE48.taxon	etymology	Etymology The specific epithet, flagellata, is derived from the Latin flagellum (whip, scourge), and refers to the length of the male inflorescences and their whip-like resemblance.	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
F64349C591565DE1BC5489BAB23A7525.taxon	description	Description Scrambling, scandent, or twining monoecious perennial, rarely annual, herbs or shrubs. Indumentum of simple hairs (referred as minute hairs when less than 0.5 mm long), usually mixed with patent stinging (urticating) hairs. Leaves alternate, petiolate, stipulate, pulvinate (distally and / or proximally), simple, with an entire, dentate to serrate or sinuate (in T. volubilis) margin, cordate or rounded base, acute or acuminate apex, not ciliate, membranous, palmatinerved, without stipels. Inflorescences terminal, leaf-opposed or lateral, rarely axillary, racemose, unisexual or bisexual, with 1 – 2 (3) female flowers at the base; bracts conspicuous, persistent, 1 – 3 - flowered; bracteoles 2 (male flowers sometimes without). Male flowers pedicellate (pedicel articulate); calyx closed in bud, later splitting into 3 valvate lobes; petals 0; disk 0; stamens (2) 3, filaments short, anthers 2 - thecous, dorsifixed or almost basifixed, longitudinally dehiscent, connective narrow. Female flowers pedicellate (pedicel articulate); calyx with 3 or 6 lobes, imbricate, entire or laciniate to pinnatifid or subpalmatifid, persistent and reflexed in fruit, slightly or strongly accrescent, the median portion becoming indurated; petals 0; disc 0; ovary 3 - locular, oblate, with 1 ovule per locule, smooth; styles 3, connate at the base into a short, slender column, free above, entire. Fruits 3 - lobed, dehiscent into 3 2 - valved cocci (rarely also monocarpous allomorphic and horned, in T. volubilis), smooth; cocci subglobose; endocarp crustaceous; columella 3 - fid, persistent. Seeds globose, ecarunculate, smooth; testa crustaceous.	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
1F7F88BD5F715EA591BB9A5D757319D2.taxon	description	Figs 3, 4 A	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
1F7F88BD5F715EA591BB9A5D757319D2.taxon	description	Description Twining perennial herb of unknown height; young and mature branches hispid with stinging hairs up to 1 mm long. Stipules triangular-lanceolate, 6 – 7.5 × 2.1 mm, acute, subglabrous externally, ciliate with hairs up to 1.5 mm long. Petioles (0.4 –) 1.2 – 2.7 cm long, hispid with stinging hairs up to 1 mm long; distally pulvinate. Leaf blade obovate to elliptic, (5.5 –) 8 – 11.5 × (2.8 –) 3.7 – 5.8 cm; rounded to slightly cordate at base, acuminate at apex, with acumen up to 0.5 cm, slightly dentate, upper surface sparsely hairy with stinging hairs up to 1 mm long, lower surface indumentum similar to that found on the upper surface but denser on veins, basal veins 3 – 5, secondary veins in 5 – 6 pairs. Inflorescences bisexual, up to 3.5 cm; peduncle up to 1.8 cm, hispid, with stinging hairs up to 0.5 mm long. Male segment up to 1.5 cm long; bracts obovate-lanceolate to obovate, apically sinuate or crenate, acute, sometimes irregularly dentate (2 – 3 teeth), 2.8 × 1.1 mm, sparsely hairy with short hairs, ciliate with hairs up to 0.5 mm long; without bracteoles. Female segment with 1 flower; bracts deeply trilobate with lobes ovate-lanceolate (longer one 4 × 1 mm long), sparsely hairy, ciliate (with hairs up to 0.5 mm long); bracteoles ovate-elliptic, 2 × 1.2 mm, sparsely hairy with scattered hairs externally, ciliate with short hairs up to 0.5 mm long. Male flower pedicel ca 2 mm long, slightly puberulous, with short hairs up to 0.1 mm long; buds ca 0.8 mm in diameter; calyx lobes 0.4 mm long, slightly puberulous, with minute hairs; stamens 3; filament ca 0.2 mm long; anthers 0.15 × 0.2 mm. Female flower sessile; calyx with 6 lobes, elliptic, with 1 – 2 teeth on each side, 2 × 1 mm, pubescent, with hairs ca 0.8 mm long; ovary 2 × 1 mm, densely hispid; styles 3.5 – 4 mm, connate until the middle, sparsely hairy. Fruits sessile, 5.5 × 8 mm, densely pubescent, with hairs up to 0.8 mm; calyx lobes lobulate, up to 6 mm long, with 1 – 3 teeth on each side, with laminula elliptic 2 (– 3) × 1 mm, slightly hardened in the central part, pubescent, with short hairs up to 0.8 mm long; columella 3 mm long. Seeds 3 mm in diameter, light brown with dark brown patches.	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
1F7F88BD5F715EA591BB9A5D757319D2.taxon	distribution	Distribution Cameroon (Pax and Hoffmann 1919), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo (Fig. 4 A).	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
32973378FBE5551D92924433D7D8D955.taxon	description	Figs 4 B, 5	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
32973378FBE5551D92924433D7D8D955.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis Tragia sericea is morphologically similar to T. zenkeri Pax, but differs mainly by having branches and petioles without stinging hairs (only appressed, curved, retrorse hairs) (vs branches and petioles with short and not stinging and stinging hairs), female flower with entire obovate bracts (vs subcuneate, regularly dentate in the upper third with 3 or 4 teeth on either side), and stipules ovate-cordate (vs stipules triangular-lanceolate).	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
32973378FBE5551D92924433D7D8D955.taxon	description	Description Twining perennial herb of unknown height; young and mature branches pubescent with retrorse, appressed hairs up to 0.3 mm long. Stipules ovate-cordate, ca 4.7 × 2.3 mm, acute, hairy externally, ciliate with hairs up to 0.5 mm long. Petioles 1.5 – 3.5 cm long, pubescent with curved, appressed hairs up to 0.3 mm long; distally and proximally pulvinate. Leaf blade elliptic to oblanceolate, (4 –) 5 – 8 × (2.2 –) 3 – 4.4 cm, cordate at base, acuminate at apex, with acumen up to 1 cm, subentire to slightly serrate, with few tufted hairs at the teeth apex, upper surface subglabrous, sparsely hairy with stinging hairs up to 0.5 mm long on the main veins, lower surface sparsely hairy with stinging hairs up to 0.5 mm long, densely on veins; basal veins 5, secondary veins in 4 – 5 pairs. Inflorescences bisexual, up to 4 cm long; peduncle up to 2 cm, pubescent with minute, curved, appressed hairs. Male segment up to (1 –) 1.5 – 2 cm long; bracts oblanceolate, 1.3 × 0.5 mm, sparsely hairy and ciliate with minute hairs; without bracteoles. Female segment with 2 – 3 flowers; bracts obovate, 1.7 – 2.1 × 1.7 – 2 mm, sparsely hairy externally with minute hairs, entire, ciliate with minute hairs; bracteoles lanceolate, 1.9 × 0.5 mm, sparsely hairy externally with minute hairs, ciliate with minute hairs. Male flower pedicel up to 1.5 mm long, sparsely hairy with few scattered hairs; buds to 0.9 mm diameter; calyx lobes 0.7 mm long, glabrous; stamens 3; filament ca 0.3 mm long; anthers 0.3 × 0.3 mm. Female flower subsessile; pedicel up to 0.4 mm long, pubescent with minute, curved hairs; calyx lobes 6, oblanceolate, entire, sometimes with a very small tooth near the base, 1.8 × 0.8 mm, sparsely hairy externally, ciliate with minute hairs; ovary 0.6 × 1.3 mm, densely hispid; styles up to 1.7 mm, connate until 2 / 3 to 1 / 2 of the length, sparsely hairy with minute hairs. Fruits on an up to 1.5 mm long peduncle, 4.5 × 6.5 mm, pubescent with stinging hairs up to 1 mm long, and not stinging too; calyx lobes up to 2.5 mm long, lobulate, laminula lanceolate, 1.3 × 1 mm, with 1 – 3 small linear sparsely hairy lobules on each side, hardened in the central part, sparsely hairy with very short hairs, ciliate; columella 2 mm long. Seeds 2 mm in diameter, black with yellowish patches.	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
32973378FBE5551D92924433D7D8D955.taxon	distribution	Distribution Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo (Fig. 4 B).	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
32973378FBE5551D92924433D7D8D955.taxon	etymology	Etymology The specific epithet, sericea, is derived from the Latin sericeus (silky, silk), and refers to the lack of erect stinging hairs on the branches, which gives it a soft appearance.	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
7B2852A6AD7C54D4AAC7CA9D15EA990E.taxon	description	Fig. 6 A	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
7B2852A6AD7C54D4AAC7CA9D15EA990E.taxon	description	Description Scandent perennial herb up to 1.5 m high; young and mature branches pubescent with stinging hairs up to 0.5 mm long. Stipules lanceolate, 3.5 – 4 × 1 – 1.5 mm, acute, subglabrous, ciliate with hairs up to 0.3 mm long. Petioles (0.5 –) 1 – 4 (– 6) cm long, sparsely hairy with hairs up to 0.5 mm long; distally and proximally pulvinate. Leaf blade oblong-lanceolate to elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, (3 –) 4 – 10 (– 11) × (2 –) 3 – 4.5 cm, truncate to cordate at base, acute to subacuminate at apex, with acumen up to 1 cm long, mucronate, serrate, upper surface sparsely hairy with stinging hairs up to 0.5 mm long, lower surface similar to upper surface; basal veins 5, secondary veins in 4 – 5 pairs. Inflorescences unisexual. Male inflorescences up to 1.5 cm long, peduncle up to 0.5 cm, subglabrous with minute hairs; bracts ca 1 mm long, narrowly lanceolate, subglabrous; bracteoles similar to bracts. Male flower pedicel ca 2 mm long, glabrous; buds 0.5 mm diameter; calyx lobes narrowly ovate, 0.5 mm long, glabrous; stamens 2 – 3; filaments up to 0.2 mm long; anthers 0.3 × 0.2 mm. Female inflorescences up to 3 cm long, peduncle up to 2.5 cm long, pubescent with stinging hairs up to 0.5 mm long, with 1 flower; bracts up to 1 mm long, narrowly lanceolate, subglabrous; bracteoles similar to the bracts. Female flower subsessile; calyx lobes 6, lanceolate, entire, 1.5 mm long, glabrous; ovary 1.5 × 2 mm, densely hispid with stinging hairs up to 1 mm long; styles ca 1.5 mm long, connate until 1 / 2 length, glabrous. Fruits dimorphic, regular fruits trilobate, 4 × 6 mm, densely hispid with stinging hairs up to 1 mm long; fruits allomorphic monococcus with 2 – 3 prominent horns up to 0.8 cm long, hispid with stinging hairs up to 1 mm long; calyx lobes 6, up to 1.5 mm long, lanceolate, entire, without laminula, not hardened, subglabrous; columella 2 mm long. Seeds 3 mm diameter, light brown with black patches.	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
7B2852A6AD7C54D4AAC7CA9D15EA990E.taxon	distribution	Distribution Originally from the Americas, widely distributed in Africa (Prain 1913; Keay 1958; Radcliffe-Smith 1987, 1996; Sosef et al. 2006; Figueiredo and Smith 2008; Cheek et al. 2011; Barberá et al. 2013) (Fig. 6 A).	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
B5B8C37AD5665C61903809129742B797.taxon	description	Fig. 6 B	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
B5B8C37AD5665C61903809129742B797.taxon	description	Description Twining or scrambling perennial herb or shrub of unknown height; young and mature branches pubescent with stinging hairs up to 0.8 mm long. Stipules triangular-lanceolate, ca 4.3 × 1.2 mm, acute, pubescent with stinging hairs up to 0.8 mm long. Petioles 0.5 – 2.5 cm long, pubescent with stinging hair up to 0.8 mm long; distal and proximal pulvinate. Leaf blade elliptic, 4.2 – 8.4 × 2.3 – 3.8 cm, cordate at base, acuminate at apex, with acumen up to 0.8 cm, sinuate, with few tufted hairs at the teeth apex, upper surface pubescent with stinging hairs up to 0.8 mm, densely on veins, lower surface pubescent with stinging hairs up to 0.5 mm long, densely on veins; basal veins 7, secondary veins 4 – 5 pairs. Inflorescences bisexual, up to 2 cm; peduncle up to 1.5 cm, densely pubescent with slightly curved hairs up to 0.5 – 0.8 mm. Male segment up to 0.4 cm long; bracts rounded, ca 1.3 × 1.3 mm, pubescent with stinging hairs up to 0.3 mm long; without bracteoles. Female segment with 1 – 2 flowers; bracts distally regularly 3 – 4 - dentate until 1 / 3 of the length, 1.5 × 2 mm, densely pubescent, with hairs, ciliate; bracteoles oblong, 1.5 × 0.5 mm, densely pubescent, with minute hairs, ciliate. Male flower pedicel ca 1.5 mm long, pubescent with minute hairs; buds ca 1 mm in diameter; calyx lobes subrounded, 1 mm long, sparsely hairy with minute hairs; stamens 3; filaments up to 0.5 mm long; anthers 0.7 × 0.5 mm. Female flower sessile; calyx lobes 6, obovate, entire, with 1 – 3 subulate teeth on each side, 2.1 × 1.1 mm, densely pubescent, with hairs, ciliate; ovary 0.8 × 1.1 mm, densely hispid; styles 0.7 – 1 mm, connate at base, densely hairy, mainly at base. Fruits sessile, (2 –) 2.5 × 4.2 mm, densely hispid, hairs up to 0.3 mm; calyx lobes up to 4 mm long, lobulate, laminula oblanceolate, 1.5 (– 2) × 1 (– 1.5) mm, with 1 – 3 teeth, slightly hardened in the central part, densely pubescent, with hairs, ciliate; columella 2 mm long. Seeds 3.5 mm in diameter, dark brown with yellowish patches.	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
B5B8C37AD5665C61903809129742B797.taxon	distribution	Distribution Cameroon (Pax 1897; Prain 1913) (Fig. 6 B), Equatorial Guinea (Fig. 6 B), Gabon (Prain 1913) (Fig. 6 B), and possibly present in other Central African countries.	en	Montero-Muñoz, Iris, Barberá, Patricia (2025): A taxonomic revision of Tragia (Euphorbiaceae) in Gabon, with a description of two threatened new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 158 (3): 367-381, DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.154149
