Excoecaria cochinchinensis
Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Excoecaria cochinchinensis

Excoecaria cochinchinensis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The latex is an irritant and is used as a fish poison[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Botanical Description

Excoecaria cochinchinensis is an evergreen shrub, usually growing up to 2 metres tall, occasionally becoming a tree up to 15 metres tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 974 Title Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants Publication Author Ahmed Fayaz Publisher Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand Year 2011 ISBN 978-1-55407-489 Description A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often cultivated as an ornamental, valued especially for the colours of its leaves, and is also sometimes grown for medicinal use[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia.
HabitatAn understorey plant in forests and thickets at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 974 Title Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants Publication Author Ahmed Fayaz Publisher Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand Year 2011 ISBN 978-1-55407-489 Description A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference. ].