Erythroxylum pacificum

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Erythroxylum pacificum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Erythroxylaceae
Genus: Erythroxylum
Species:
E. pacificum
Binomial name
Erythroxylum pacificum
D. R. Simpson

Erythroxylum pacificum is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Peru.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Erythroxylum pacificum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 August 2007.