Erythroxylum rufum
Rufous False Cocaine
Also known as: Erythroxylum squarrosum Klotzsch
- Erythroxylum squarrosum Klotzsch
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Erythroxylaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to South America, Erythroxylum rufum (commonly known as Rufous False Cocaine) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Erythroxylaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Venezuela