Excoecaria agallocha, a mangrove species, belongs to the genus Excoecaria of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is common in mangrove swamps from Bangladesh, India in the northwest to Australia in the southeast, within Australia, it thrives from northern New South Wales along the northern coastline around to Western Australia. It is also found on the shores of the Philippine Islands.Given such a wide range, it is understandable that the species has many common names including: Thillai, milky mangrove, ...