Erythroxylum coca Lam.

  • Filed As

    Erythroxylaceae
    Erythroxylum coca Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    T. C. Plowman 5833, 06 Apr 1976

  • Location

    Peru. Huánuco. Leoncio Prado Prov. Pumahuasi on road from Tingo Maria to Divisoria.

  • Habitat

    In open secondary woods, apparently former coca plantation.

  • Description

    Treelet 4 m tall. Trunk 3 cm. diameter, bark fairly smooth, light greyish brown. Branching sparse, open, slender. Branches light brown. Lvs. very dark green above, somewhat shiny, costa yellowish green, major nerves distinct, prominulous; beneath pale glaucous to somewhat yellowish green. Linea more or less distinct. Fls. yellowish cream, on older branchlets.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1414328

    Occurrence ID: fdcc3615-029a-4af1-85ac-31528a9f62f5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Erythroxylaceae

  • All Determinations

    Erythroxylum coca Lam. det Determiner unspecified

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Huánuco

  • County/Municipio

    Leoncio Prado Prov.

  • Locality

    Pumahuasi on road from Tingo Maria to Divisoria.

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