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Erythroxylum emarginatum
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Mussapa pequeno river crossing, road to Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Mussapa pequeno river crossing, road to Chikukwa, lower Chimanimani Mts
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | African coca tree (English) Common coca tree (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Straggling shrub or small tree. Leaves alternate, oblanceolate to elliptic, often slightly notched at the apex. The leaves are held in one plane and the ends of the branches are distinctly flattened. Flowers in small axillary clusters, white, sweetly scented. Fruit a ellipsoid drupe, fleshy, red when ripe. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | emarginatum: notched at the apex; emarginate |
| Habitat: | In a variety of habitats; in the understorey and along the margins of evergreen forest but also on rocky outcrops and in deciduous woodland. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,GI,M |
| Growth form: | S |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | Euriphene achlys (Mottled-green nymph) |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 24 February 2008 |
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Other sources of information about Erythroxylum emarginatum:
African Plant Database: Erythroxylum emarginatumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Erythroxylum emarginatum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Erythroxylum emarginatum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Erythroxylum emarginatum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Erythroxylum emarginatum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Erythroxylum emarginatum
JSTOR Plant Science: Erythroxylum emarginatum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Erythroxylum emarginatum
Tropicos: Erythroxylum emarginatum
West African Plants database: Erythroxylum emarginatum
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