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 '''Tragia involucrata''' is a perennial twinning herb, covered with stinging hairs. Flowers are borne in racemes in leaf axils. Female flowers are few, in lower part of inflorescence; and male flowers are many in the upper part. Fruit is a 3-lobed capsule, containing 3 round smooth seeds.This herb is belongs to Euphorbeaceae family.

Seeds yield a fixed oil containing about 62% linoleic acid and enzymes. They are also rich in proteins (Ghani, 2003).<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=Turike Balli|ml=Kodithoova, Cherukodithuva|sa=Vrischikali|ta=Kanchori|te=Telukondicettu|hi=Barhanta|en=stinging nettle}}.<ref name="Common names"/>

{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves 6-10 x 3-5.5 cm, ovate or elliptic, base acute or rounded, margin serrate, apex acuminate, hispidulous on both sides; petiole to 2.5 cm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|Axillary spikes|Greenish yellow|3|2 cm long; male flowers above, female flowers 1-2, at the base. Male flowers c. 1.5 mm across; bracts spathulate; tepals 3, spreading; stamens 3, anthers subsessile. Female flowers c. 3 mm across, ebracteate; tepals 6, c. 1 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, enlarged and spreading in fruits; style 3, spreading.}}

{{Fruit|Capsule|0.6 x 1cm||3-lobed, hispid|Seeds globose.}}

<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.mpbd.info/plants/tragia-involucrata.php "Chemical Constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231373 "Morphology"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref><ref name="CultivationCommon names"]>Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:63</ref>

* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412214/ PHYTOCHEMICAL, PHARMACOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROFILES OF TRAGIA SPECIESJournal for African medicinal plants]