Milky mangrove

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.

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Is it poisonous?

Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. Contact with latex can cause skin irritation and blistering; eye contact can cause temporary blindness Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Ficus burkei
• Ficus burtt-davyi
• Ficus rubiginosa
• Ficus obliqua
• Ficus natalensis
• Sapium glandulosum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Excoecaria

Species

Excoecaria agallocha

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