Erythroxylum jamaicense

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Erythroxylum jamaicense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Erythroxylaceae
Genus: Erythroxylum
Species:
E. jamaicense
Binomial name
Erythroxylum jamaicense
Fawc. & Rendle

Erythroxylum jamaicense is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Erythroxylum jamaicense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T33848A9814755. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33848A9814755.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.