Excoecaria dallachyana

Excoecaria dallachyana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Excoecaria
Species:	E. dallachyana
Binomial name
	Excoecaria dallachyana; (Baill.) Benth.
Synonyms
	Excoecaria agallocha var. dallachiana Baill.

Last updated November 14, 2025

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

↑ "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.

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[1] "Excoecaria dallachyana (Baill.) Benth". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 11, 2020.

[Floyd2008-2] 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.

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