| Erythroxylum ruizii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Erythroxylaceae |
| Genus: | Erythroxylum |
| Species: | E. ruizii |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythroxylum ruizii Peyr. in Mart. | |
Erythroxylum ruizii is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Erythroxylum coca is one of two species of cultivated coca.
The name Catuaba is used for the infusions of the bark of a number of trees native to Brazil. The most widely used barks are derived from the trees Trichilia catigua and Erythroxylum vaccinifolium. Other catuaba preparations use the bark of trees from the following genera or families: Anemopaegma, Ilex, Micropholis, Phyllanthus, Secondatia, Tetragastris and species from the Myrtaceae.
Erythroxylum (Erythroxylon) is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Erythroxylaceae. Many of the approximately 200 species contain the substance cocaine; Erythroxylum coca, a native of South America, is the main commercial source of cocaine and of the mild stimulant coca tea. Another species, Erythroxylum vaccinifolium is used as an aphrodisiac in Brazilian drinks and herbal medicine.
Erythroxylaceae is a family of flowering trees and shrubs consisting of 4 genera and 271 species. The four genera are AneulophusBenth., ErythroxylumP.Browne, NectaropetalumEngl., and PinacopodiumExell & Mendonça. The best-known species are the coca plants, including the species Erythroxylum coca, the source of the drug cocaine.
Erythroxylum ecarinatuma is a Southwest Pacific and Australian species of Erythroxylum.
Xenohyla truncata, the Izecksohn's Brazilian treefrog, is a species of frugivorous tree frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Catuabines are a group of tropane alkaloids, isolated from Erythroxylum vaccinifolium, which are used in the preparation of the drug Catuaba. While catuabine A, B and C were isolated and characterized by Graf and Lude, catuabine D was recently isolated by Zanolari et al. The catuabines are not known to have any physiological effects, this is in contrast to cocaine, which is an active constituent of another species, Erythroxylum coca.
Erythroxylum acranthum is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Seychelles. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Erythroxylum echinodendron is an extinct in the wild species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It was endemic to Cuba.
Erythroxylum incrassatum is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Erythroxylum jamaicense is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Erythroxylum kochummenii is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Erythroxylum obtusifolium is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Erythroxylum pacificum is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Peru.
Erythroxylum sechellarum is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Seychelles.
Erythroxylum socotranum is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Persea ruizii is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Peru.
Erythroxylum novogranatense is a neotropical species of Erythroxylum (Erythroxylaceae). Cocaine is produced from the leaves.
Erythroxylum rufum, the rufous false coca, is a flowering plant species in the genus Erythroxylum.
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