Erythroxylum

Erythroxylum (=Erythroxylon) is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Erythroxylaceae. One of the 250 species in the genus is Erythroxylum coca, the source of the drug cocaine and the mild stimulant coca tea. Another species, Erythroxylum vacciniifolium is used as an aphrodisiac in Brazilian herbal medicine.

Erythroxylum species are food sources for the larvae of some butterflies and moths, including Dalcera abrasa, which has been recorded on E. deciduum.

Photos

• 27 photos originales sur la culture de la coca dans la vallée de La Convención, province de Cuzco, Pérou

External links

• GRIN Species Records of Erythroxylum
• Erythroxylum at Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database
• Australian and Worldwide Erythroxylum Species at Australian Rareplants Site