Erythroxylum coca
Also known as coca, coke
species of plant, 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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Species
Erythroxylum coca
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyErythroxylaceae
Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Common Name: Coca.
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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.