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Erythroxylaceae

African cocainetree

Erythroxylum emarginatum Thonn.

Family
Erythroxylaceae
Genus
Erythroxylum

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African cocainetree: Foliage of an African coca tree growing in the understory of the scarp forest in Krantzkloof Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)
Afrikaans
Kokaboom, Afrikakokaboom
English
African cocainetree, African coca-tree
Shona
Mubaribari, Mudekeko, Mwenje
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Umneyana
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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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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.