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Erythroxylum
Erythroxylum
(
Erythroxylon
) is a
genus
of
tropical
flowering plants
in the family
Erythroxylaceae
. Many of the approximately 200 species contain the drug
cocaine
;
Erythroxylum coca
, a native of South America, is the main commercial source of cocaine and of the mild
stimulant
coca tea
. Another species,
Erythroxylum vacciniifolium
(also known as
Catuaba
) is used as an
aphrodisiac
in
Brazilian
drinks and
herbal medicine
.
Erythroxylum
species are food sources for the
larvae
of some
butterflies and moths
, including several
Morpho
species and
Dalcera abrasa
, which has been recorded on
E. deciduum
, and the species of
Agrias
. Species include:
Erythroxylum amazonicum
Erythroxylum areolatum
Erythroxylum argentatum
Erythroxylum australe
- Brigalow Erythroxylum Shrub
Erythroxylum brownianum
Erythroxylum campestre
Erythroxylum carinatus
Erythroxylum cataractarum
Erythroxylum citrifolium
Erythroxylum coca
- coca
Erythroxylum cumanense
Erythroxylum deciduum
Erythroxylum ecarinatum
- Brown Plum
Erythroxylum ellipticum
- Kerosene Wood or Turpentine Tree
Erythroxylum fimbriatum
Erythroxylum glaucum
Erythroxylum gracilipes
Erythroxylum hypericifolium
Erythroxylum impressum
Erythroxylum incrassatum
Erythroxylum laurifolium
Erythroxylum lucidum
Erythroxylum macrocnemum
Erythroxylum macrophyllum
Erythroxylum mamacoca
Erythroxylum monogynum
Erythroxylum montanum
Erythroxylum mucronatum
Erythroxylum novogranatense
- Colombian Coca & Trujillo Coca
Erythroxylum ovalifolium
Erythroxylum ovatum
Erythroxylum panamense
Erythroxylum pelleterianum
Erythroxylum pulchrum
Erythroxylum recurrens
Erythroxylum retusum
Erythroxylum rotundifolium
Erythroxylum shatoni
Erythroxylum steyermarkii
Erythroxylum ulei
Erythroxylum vacciniifolium
, syn.
Erythroxylum catuaba
-
Catuaba
Erythroxylum zambesiacum
Erythroxylum zeylanicum
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