Excoecaria dallachyana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Excoecaria |
| Species: | E. dallachyana
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| Binomial name | |
| Excoecaria dallachyana | |
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Excoecaria agallocha var. dallachiana Baill. | |
Excoecaria dallachyana, the scrub poison tree or brush poison tree, is a species of plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae It is found from the Clarence River, New South Wales to Townsville, Queensland in Australia. The habitat is rainforest by streams or in the drier form of rainforest. The leaves are toxic to livestock and the sap is irritating to human skin. It is a slender tree which may reach 15 m (49 ft) in height.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Excoecaria dallachyana (Baill.) Benth". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ Floyd, A. G. (2008). Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia (2nd, Revised ed.). Lismore, New South Wales: Terania Rainforest Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-958943-67-3. Retrieved 2012-01-17.