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Excoecaria agallocha L. eks-see-KAIR-ee-a -- from the Latin ex-caeco (to blind, make blind) ...
Dave's Botanary a-GAL-o-ka -- Latinized from the ancient word for a resinous, aromatic tree ...
Dave's Botanary commonly known as: blind-your-eye mangrove, blinding tree, cametty eagle wood, milky mangrove, river poison tree, salt swamp tiger's milk • Bengali: গেওয়া geoya • Gujarati: ગેવા geva, હુરા hura • Kannada: ಹಾರೋಗಿಡ harogida, ತಿಲ್ಲ tilla • Konkani: खारो उरो kharo uro, उरो uro • Malayalam: കടപ്പാല katappala, കോമട്ടി koomatti • Marathi: गेवा geva, फुंगळी phungali, सुरुंड surund • Oriya: ଗୁଣା guna • Tamil: அகதி akati, ஆக்கொல்லி akkolli, அம்பலவிருட்சம் ampala-virutcam, அம்பலத்தி ampalatti, ஆடியகூத்தன் atiya-kuttan, கொக்குமேனி kokkumeni, பருவி paruvi, தில்லை tillai, வரிவனம் vari-vanam • Telugu: తిల్ల tilla • Tulu: ನೀರಕಣಪಟ್ಟೆ neerakanapatte Native to: e Asia, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malesia, n Australia, s-w Pacific References:
Flowers of India •
Useful Tropical Plants