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Excoecaria agallocha

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{{stub}}[[File:Excoecaria agallocha 05938.JPG|thumb|right|''Excoecaria agallocha'']]'''Excoecaria agallocha''' is an evergreen, or briefly deciduous shrub or small tree growing . It grows upto 10 - 30 metres tall. The bole, which branches from low down, has stilt roots.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Pneumonia}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Cutaneous diseases}}.
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa= |en= Blind-your-eye mangrove, Blinding tree|gu= Geva|hi= |kn= ಹಾರೋಗಿಡ Harogida, ತಿಲ್ಲ Tilla|ks= |ml= Katappala|mr= Geva|pa= |ta= Akati|te=Tilla}}<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkPink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the lowland tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 400 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 30°c, but can tolerate 15 - 37°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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File:Excoecaria agallocha (Blind Your Eye) W2 IMG 6930.jpg|LeavesFile:Excoecaria agallocha 08634.jpg|FlowersFile:Blind-your-eye mangrove 02009.jpg|Whole plantFile:Blind-your-eye mangrove 02015.jpg|FruitsFile:Koomatti (Malayalam- കോമട്ടി) (5928812707).jpg|Fruit
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130728111350/http://libproject.hkbu.edu.hk/was40/detail?lang=en&channelid=1288&searchword=herb_id%3DD01344 "chemistry"Chemistry]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 Morphology]</ref> <ref name="morphologyCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada Common names]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32002 "Cultivation"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Euphorbiaceae]]

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