Erythroxylum coca
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Erythroxylum coca is a plant species native to South America that produces leaves containing alkaloid compounds. The plant has historical and cultural significance to indigenous peoples and is also the source of cocaine, making it scientifically and socially important to understand.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyErythroxylaceae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- useful plant
- Parent taxon
- Erythroxylum
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- Erythroxylum coca - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-204.jpg
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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.