Erythroxylum australe

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Erythroxylum australe
Erythroxylum australe.jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Erythroxylaceae
Genus: Erythroxylum
Species:
E. australe
Binomial name
Erythroxylum australe
F.Muell.

Erythroxylum australe is a shrub or small tree endemic to northern Australia. The plant is known by a variety of names including Brigalow erythroxylon shrub and dogwood (unrelated to Cornus ).

The plant grows in a wide variety of habitats in subcoastal and coastal regions, ranging from dry rainforest and vine thickets to open savanna woodland.

The leaves contain 0.8% meteloidine, an alkaloid similar to cocaine. All Erythroxylaceae species are banned in NSW. [1]

Erythroxylum australe foliage. Erythroxylum australe leaves.jpg
Erythroxylum australe foliage.

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References

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