Family Name | Erythroxylaceae |
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Currently Accepted Name | Erythroxylum cataractarum Spruce ex Peyr. - Determined By: Plowman, 1976 |
Locality | Colombia. Vaupés Dept. Mitú and vicinity; lower Río Kubiyú. |
Description | Small tree 4 m tall, inundated; branches arcing; leaves darkish-green; fruit red; a very strong wild coca; one of the wild cocas used prior to the introduction of cultivated varities; presently the cultivated is preferred because it is not so strong. |
Habitat | Along river; over stream. |
Reproductive State | |
Specimen Notes | |
Collector | J. L. Zarucchi |
Collection Date | 10 Jul 1975 |
Accession Number | 288464 |
Image | 288464.JPG |