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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Excoecaria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Excoecaria (from Latin excoecares. referring to its effect on the eyes). Euphorbiaceae. Tropical trees or shrubs with poisonous milky juice rarely cultivated for ornament. Glabrous: lvs. alternate or opposite, usually entire (or crenate to serrate): infl. usually in axillary spikes; fls. dioecious or monoecious; calyx imbricate; sepals 2-3, free or connate at base; petals none; stamens 2-3, erect in bud; filaments free; ovary 3-celled, 3-ovuled: seed not canaliculate.—About 25 species in the Old World tropics. Related to Stillingia and Sapium. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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