Erythroxylum

Erythroxylum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Erythroxylaceae. It includes the coca plant, Erythroxylum coca, cultivated for its leaves.

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Erythroxylaceae: Erythroxylaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes the genus Erythroxylum. This is the plant family that contains Erythroxylum.
Erythroxylum coca: Erythroxylum coca is a South American shrub whose leaves contain cocaine and are traditionally chewed or brewed. It is the best-known species in the genus.
Andes: The Andes are a mountain range along western South America, spanning diverse climates and ecosystems. The region is central to coca's native range and cultivation history.
Erythroxylum coca var. ipadu: Erythroxylum coca var. ipadu is a cultivated coca variety associated with the western Amazon. Its cultivation and use differ from the better-known Andean coca forms.
Flowering plant: A flowering plant is a seed plant that produces flowers and encloses its seeds within fruits. Erythroxylum belongs to this broad group of seed plants.
Erythroxylum novogranatense: Erythroxylum novogranatense is a cultivated coca species adapted to diverse environments, including arid regions. This second cultivated coca species broadens the genus's agricultural profile.
Amazon rainforest: The Amazon rainforest is a vast tropical forest biome in the Amazon Basin of South America. Some Erythroxylum species occur in the lowland tropical forests of this basin.
Erythroxylum novogranatense var. truxillense: Erythroxylum novogranatense var. truxillense is a cultivated coca variety associated with Peru's Trujillo region. This variety illustrates regional diversity within cultivated coca.
Plant taxonomy: Plant taxonomy is the science of naming, describing, and classifying plants. Taxonomic classification distinguishes Erythroxylum from related genera.
Coca: Coca is the name for the leaves and cultivated plants of certain Erythroxylum species, especially E. coca and E. novogranatense. The genus is most widely known through coca and its leaf uses.