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Excoecaria oppositifolia, an understory and evergreen tree species, belongs to the genus Excoecaria of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is found in Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. Trees are 5 metres (16 ft) tall and leaves are simple and decussate in nature. Unisexual flowers are dioecious and inflorescence depends on the type of flower. Male flowers are axillary spikes and female flowers are axillary racemes.[2]

Excoecaria oppositifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Excoecaria
Species:	E. oppositifolia
Binomial name
Excoecaria oppositifolia Griff.
Synonyms[1]
Excoecaria aboriana A.B.De Excoecaria oppositifolia var. oppositifolia

References

Further reading

• India biodiversity

External links

• Improved access to highly unsaturated skin irritants of the daphnane type from latex of Excoecaria oppositifolia.
• FDA Poisonous Plant Database

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