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Excoecaria agallocha ♂ L. eks-see-KAIR-ee-a -- from the Latin ex-caeco (to blind, make blind) a-GAL-o-ka -- Latinized from the ancient word for a resinous, aromatic tree commonly known as: [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/blind-your-eye-mangrove blind-your-eye mangrove], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/blinding-tree blinding tree], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/cametty-eagle-wood cametty eagle wood], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/milky-mangrove milky mangrove], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/river-poison-tree river poison tree], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/salt-swamp-tiger-s-milk salt swamp tiger's milk] • Bengali: [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/gewa gewa] • Konkani: [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/uso-uso उसो uso] • Malayalam: [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/keamatti-koomatti കോമട്ടി koomatti] • Marathi: [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/geva-geva गेवा geva] • Oriya: [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/guna guan] • Tamil: [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/tillai-tillai தில்லை tillai] • Telugu: [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/tella-tella తెల్ల tella] and more names in Tamil: [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/akati-akati அகதி akati], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/akkolli-akkolli ஆக்கொல்லி akkolli], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/ampalavirutcam-ampala-virutcam அம்பலவிருட்சம் ampala-virutcam], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/ampalatti-ampalatti அம்பலத்தி ampalatti], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/atiyakuttan-atiya-kuttan ஆடியகூத்தன் atiya-kuttan], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kokkumeni-kokkumeni கொக்குமேனி kokkumeni], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/paruvi-paruvi பருவி paruvi], [/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/varivanam-vari-vanam வரிவனம் vari-vanam] Native to: e Asia, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Malesia, n Australia, s-w Pacific References:
Flowers of India •
Sungei Buloh Nature Park •
ENVIS - FRLHT •
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