Erythroxylum coca Lam.

  • Filed As

    Erythroxylaceae
    Erythroxylum coca Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Williams 1035, 05 Oct 1989

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. José Ballivián Prov. Carmen Florida, Río Beni, 7km upstream from Rurrenabaque, Tacana Indian village.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated in small, pure stands ("cocales"). "Chacos" and dooryard gardens.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2m; leaves noticeably thinner than coca grown in the Yungas; flowers white; fruits dark red.

  • Specimen Notes

    Deposited at NY 10/06/1997

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 88468

    Occurrence ID: eb26b355-35a9-462b-a28b-c2c9c97c609e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Erythroxylaceae

  • All Determinations

    Erythroxylum coca Lam. det D. E. Williams, 1989

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    José Ballivián Prov.

  • Locality

    Carmen Florida, Río Beni, 7km upstream from Rurrenabaque, Tacana Indian village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 320 m. (1050 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.5, -67.5

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