Excoecaria agallocha
About
Excoecaria agallocha, a mangrove species, belongs to the genus Excoecaria of the family Euphorbiaceae. The species has many common names, including blind-your-eye mangrove, blinding tree, buta buta tree, milky mangrove, poisonfish tree, and river poison tree. Most of the names refer to its toxic properties or its propensity to cause blindness when its latex comes into contact with the eyes.
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
How to use it
The blind-your-eye mangrove is primarily used for ecological purposes. It helps stabilize coastlines and provides habitat for various marine and terrestrial species. Its ability to thrive in saline environments makes it an important plant for coastal restoration projects.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Excoecaria agallocha
- Slug
- excoecaria-agallocha
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Excoecaria
- Species
- agallocha
- Wikidata QID
- Q5419710
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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