Erythroxylaceae (the coca family) is a family of
flowering trees and shrubs consisting of 4
genera
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...
and 271
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
, native to Africa and South America.
The four genera are ''
Aneulophus''
Benth., ''
Erythroxylum''
P.Browne, ''
Nectaropetalum''
Engl., and ''
Pinacopodium''
Exell & Mendonça. The best-known species are the
coca plants, including the species ''
Erythroxylum coca'', the source of the substance
coca.
References
Malpighiales families
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