Erythroxylum coca
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Summary
Erythroxylum coca is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,147 views/month, #1,339 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Erythroxylum[4]
- Taxon name: Erythroxylum coca[5]
- Subclass of: coca plant[6], useful plant[7]
- Has use: medicinal plant[8]
- Commons category: Erythroxylum coca[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Coca[10]
- Commons gallery: Erythroxylum coca[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=15794[15]
- This taxon is source of: cocaine[16], coca leaf[17], coca tea[18], coca flour[19]
- Short name: E. coca[20]
- Taxon common name: coca[21], Koka-punapuu[22], Koka[23], Kokapõõsas[24], aitokokapensas[25], Kokapensas[26], Кока[27], 药古柯[28]
- Different from: Coca[29]
- MCN code: 1211.30.00[30]
- Has fruit type: berry[31]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[32]
- Taxon author citation: Lam.[33]
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Identifiers
Erythroxylum coca's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 64337[34]. Erythroxylum coca's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 289672[35]. Erythroxylum coca's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 483360[36]. Erythroxylum coca's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2873939[37]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 289672[38] and 506807[39].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Erythroxylum coca include Coca-Cola[40], a drink brand[41], in United States[42], founded in 1886[43] and Coca[44], a city[45], in Ecuador[46].
Why It Matters
Erythroxylum coca has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for it include Coca-Cola[40], a drink brand[41], in United States[42], founded in 1886[43] and Coca[44], a city[45], in Ecuador[46].