via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > E <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/e> > *Excoecaria agallocha* ♂[image: Excoecaria agallocha ♂ L.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5928808369/> ♀[image: Excoecaria agallocha ♀ L.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5929421566/> [image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Blinding%20Tree.html>[image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Excoecaria%20agallocha>[image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Excoecariaagallocha&m=tags&z=m>[image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Excoecariaagallocha&format=kml_nl>
*eks-see-KAIR-ee-a* -- from the Latin *ex-caeco* (to blind, make blind) *a-GAL-o-ka* -- Latinized from the ancient word for a resinous, aromatic tree *commonly known as*: blind-your-eye mangrove<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/blind-your-eye-mangrove> , blinding tree<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/blinding-tree> , cametty eagle wood<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/cametty-eagle-wood> , milky mangrove<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/milky-mangrove> , river poison tree<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/river-poison-tree> ,salt swamp tiger's milk<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/salt-swamp-tiger-s-milk> • *Bengali*: gewa<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/gewa> • *Konkani*: उसो uso<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/uso-uso> • *Malayalam*: കോമട്ടി koomatti<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/keamatti-koomatti> • *Marathi*: गेवा geva<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/geva-geva> •* Oriya*: guan<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/guna> • *Tamil*: தில்லை tillai<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/tillai-tillai> • *Telugu*: తెల్ల tella<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/tella-tella> and more names in *Tamil*: அகதி akati<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/akati-akati> , ஆக்கொல்லி akkolli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/akkolli-akkolli> , அம்பலவிருட்சம் ampala-virutcam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/ampalavirutcam-ampala-virutcam> , அம்பலத்தி ampalatti<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/ampalatti-ampalatti> , ஆடியகூத்தன் atiya-kuttan<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/atiyakuttan-atiya-kuttan> , கொக்குமேனி kokkumeni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kokkumeni-kokkumeni> , பருவி paruvi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/paruvi-paruvi> , வரிவனம் vari-vanam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/varivanam-vari-vanam> *botanical names*: *Excoecaria agallocha* L. ... *synonyms*: *Commia cochinchinensis* Lour. • *Excoecaria affinis* Endl. •*Excoecaria camettia* Willd. • *Excoecaria ovalis* Endl. • *Excoecaria sphaerosperma* F.Muell. ex Pax [Illegitimate] •*Stillingia agallocha* (L.) Baill. ... The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-83292> Dear friends, Those familiar with names in their languages may point out any error / provide any better known name(s). Would like to get the Bengali name *gewa* in Bangla script. Would also like to get valid name(s) of this plant in Kannada script ... at ENVIS / FRLHT, they are: haaro (OR hara / haro) gida, kamate, kammatta, thilla, tilla Regards. Dinesh
