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Genus: Erythroxylum
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Eurosid I > Order: Malpighiales
> Family: Erythroxylaceae
About 250 species worldwide (tropics and subtropics) of
which four are native to southern Africa.
Erythroxylum coca (Coca),
native to the East Andies, and E.
novagranatense yield the alkaloid cocaine, a narcotic drug used in medicine
and illegal drug use.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
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Erythroxylum coca (Coca)
Yields the alkaloid cocaine, a narcotic drug used in medicine
and illegal drug use. |
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