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Erythroxylum
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Erythroxylum

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Erythroxylum is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Erythroxylaceae. Many of the approximately 200 species contain the tropane alkaloid cocaine, and two of the species within this genus, Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense, both native to South America, are the main commercial source of cocaine and of the mild stimulant coca tea. Another species, Erythroxylum vaccinifolium (also known as catuaba) is used as an aphrodisiac in Brazilian drinks and herbal medicine. Erythroxylum australe was traditionally used by Aboriginal Australians for rites and other practices.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyErythroxylaceae
Native toAldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo
Observations recorded125,208

General: of this genus (and family) is Erythroxylum coca Lam. of the Andean

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
7,695
With media
2,405
Family
Erythroxylaceae
Collections
CICY, INECOL, FC-UNAM, UACH, IIB-UV, IBUNAM
Recorded in
Mexico, Guatemala
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Erythroxylum is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Erythroxylaceae. Many of the approximately 200 species contain the tropane alkaloid cocaine, and two of the species within this genus, Erythroxylum coca and Erythroxylum novogranatense, both native to South America, are the main commercial source of cocaine and of the mild stimulant coca tea. Another species, Erythroxylum vaccinifolium (also known as catuaba) is used as an aphrodisiac in Brazilian drinks and herbal medicine. Erythroxylum australe was traditionally used by Aboriginal Australians for rites and other practices.

==Species== thumb|right|Erythroxylum citrifolium thumb|right|Fruits of Erythroxylum deciduum thumb|Erythroxylum tortuosum , Kew's Plants of the World Online listed 259 species:

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