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Excoecaria agallocha L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Excoecaria agallocha |
| Family name: |
EUPHORBIACEAE
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| English name: |
Blinding Tree
Milky Mangrove
Blind-your-eye Mangrove
River Poison Tree
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| Sinhala name: |
Thelakeeriya (තෙලකීරිය)
Telkeeriya (තෙල්කීරිය )
Talakeeriya (තලකීරිය)
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| Tamil name: |
Tilai
Akati
Akkolli
Ampala-Virutcam
Ampalatti
Atiya-Kuttan
Kokkumeni
Paruvi
Vari-Vanam
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| Sanskrit name: |
Agaru
Gangwa
Gaoura
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Shrub or tree, 1 - 6 m tall. Leaves alternate, lamina 4 - 13 X 2 - 5.5 cm, narrowly - to broadly - or ovate-elliptic, often subacuminate at apex, base acute, entire or margin minutely, remotely glandular-serrulate, often slightly revolute, pair of glands with slightly elevated margins at very base. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, spicate or racemose, flowers yellow. Capsule c. 7 X 7 mm, columella persistent.c. 3.75 - 5.25 mm long, ovoid- globose, smooth.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Leprosy
Fish poisoning
Epilepsy
Ulcers
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Latex
Roots
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Poisoning
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