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Erythroxylum

plant genus
Also known as: Erythroxylon
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  • weeping willow tree
    Malpighiales
    / Erythroxylaceae and Rhizophoraceae

    Erythroxylum (230 species) is by far the largest genus in the family and has stamens that are usually joined at the base and of two different lengths. The fruits are fleshy drupes. The dried leaves of E. coca and E. novogranatense are still chewed by…

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    Erythroxylum (230 species) is by far the largest genus in the family and has stamens that are usually joined at the base and of two different lengths. The fruits are fleshy drupes. The dried leaves of E. coca and E. novogranatense are still chewed by…

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