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Erythroxylum coca

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Erythroxylum coca

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Also known as coca, coke

species of plant, coca

OverviewAI-generated

Erythroxylum coca, commonly known as coca, is a species of plant in the family Erythroxylaceae. It belongs to the genus Erythroxylum and is classified within the order Malpighiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species produces berries and is recognized as a useful plant with medicinal applications. It serves as the source for coca leaf, coca tea, coca flour, and cocaine.

The native range of Erythroxylum coca includes Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has also been introduced to Assam, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kazan-retto, and Tanzania. The taxon is associated with the Amazonia region.

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Species

Erythroxylum coca

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyErythroxylaceae
Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Observations recorded1,921

Common Name: Coca.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
857
With media
258
Family
Erythroxylaceae
Collections
NY, IBUNAM, BRY, US, BAYLU
Recorded in
Peru, Honduras, Mexico, Bolivia, Palau

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
useful plant
Parent taxon
Erythroxylum
Image
Erythroxylum coca - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-204.jpg
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taxon name
Erythroxylum coca
taxon rank
species
Commons category
Erythroxylum coca
topic's main category
Category:Coca
Commons gallery
Erythroxylum coca
taxon common name
koka
has fruit type
berry
MCN code
1211.30.00
this taxon is source of
coca flour
taxon range
Amazonia
short name
E. coca
taxon author citation
Lam.
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Encyclopedic overview

Coca leaves and fruits

Erythroxylum coca is a species of flowering plant in the family Erythroxylaceae. It is one of the two species of cultivated coca.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Erythroxylum coca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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