Excoecaria agallocha L.

Excoecaria agallocha Linnaeus, Syst., ed. 10, 1288, 1759.
Tree about 5 m. tall with white, adhesive latex. Leaves alternate, glabrous, oval-
obovate, margins revolute, entire, up to 8 or more cm. long, midrib prominent, lateral
veins slender, petioles up to 2 cm. long.
Collected on a rocky slope near the sea (9793). Flowers and fruit not
seen. An extract of the bark is used as a cure for ringworm. Native name,
fetaanu.
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