Erythroxylaceae
African cocainetree
Erythroxylum emarginatum
- Family
- Erythroxylaceae
- Genus
- Erythroxylum
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Common names
By language (7)
- Afrikaans
- Kokaboom, Afrikakokaboom
- English
- African cocainetree, African coca-tree
- Shona
- Mubaribari, Mudekeko, Mwenje
- ss
- Umneyana
- ve
- Muswayi, Nyathonge
- Xhosa
- Itamani, Ugqadantsube, Utimani
- Zulu
- Ikhandalempaka, Ummbamatsheni, Uphaphane
Synonyms
- Erythroxylum afrum Sond.
- Erythroxylum caffrum Sond.
- Erythroxylum emarginatum subsp. caffrum (Sond.) O.E.Schulz
- Erythroxylum emarginatum var. afrum (Sond.) O.E.Schulz
- Erythroxylum emarginatum var. angustifolium O.E.Schulz
- Erythroxylum monogynum subsp. caffrum (Sond.) Eyles
- Erythroxylum monogynum var. afrum (Sond.) Eyles
- Erythroxylum perrotii A.Chev.
- Erythroxylum schliebenii O.E.Schulz
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- Erythroxylum gracilipesErythroxylaceae
- Erythroxylum laurifoliumErythroxylaceae
- Erythroxylum pacificumErythroxylaceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.