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botanical illustration of Coca, Erythroxylum coca var. coca

botanical record · discovered

Coca

Erythroxylum coca var. coca

Coca · Bolivian coca · Huanuco coca · Huánuco Coca · Kokastrauch · coca · cocaïer · hayo · árbol de coca · 瓦努科古柯

At a glance

Origin / distribution: BR

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ACONITASE, ADENYLATE-KINASE, ALANINE-AMINOTRANSFERASE, ALKALINE-PHOSPHATASE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Erythroxylaceae

Scientific name: Erythroxylum coca var. coca

Common names: Coca, Bolivian coca, Huanuco coca, Huánuco Coca, Kokastrauch, coca, cocaïer, hayo, árbol de coca, 瓦努科古柯

History

The source record documents this plant in BR.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • BR

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • Alkaloid content of the seeds from Erythroxylum Coca var. Coca. · 2005 source ↗
  • Two Methods for the Rapid Assessment of Leaf Yield of Erythroxylum Coca Var. Coca · 1998 source ↗
  • Formulations of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. erythroxyli for biocontrol of Erythroxylum coca var. coca · 1998 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ACONITASE
  • ADENYLATE-KINASE
  • ALANINE-AMINOTRANSFERASE
  • ALKALINE-PHOSPHATASE
  • ALKALOIDS
  • ALUMINUM
  • ASCORBIC-ACID
  • ASH
  • BENZOYLACGONINE
  • BENZOYLTROPINE
  • CAFFEIC-ACID
  • CALCIUM
  • CEROTIC-ACID
  • CHLOROGENIC-ACID
  • CHROMIUM
  • BETA-COCAINE
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  • COPPER
  • CYTOCHROME-OXIDASE
  • DIHYDROBENZALDEHYDES
  • N,N-DIMETHYL-BENZYLAMINE
  • ELLAGITANNINS
  • ERYTHRODIOLMONOSTEARATE
  • FAT
  • FRUCTOSE-BIPHOSPHATASE
  • GALACTOSE-DEHYDROGENASE
  • GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE-DEHYDROGENASE
  • GLUCOSE-TRIPHOSPHATE-ISOMERASE
  • GLUTAMATE-DEHYDROGENASE
  • GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE
  • GLYCERATE-2-DEHYDROGENASE
  • TRANS-2-HEXANAL
  • HYGRINE
  • IRON
  • ISOQUERCITRIN
  • KAEMPFEROL
  • KAEMPFEROL-3-O-ARABINOSIDE
  • KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
  • KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GLUCOSYLXYLOSIDE
  • KAEMPFEROL-3-O-XYLOSYLGALACTOSIDE
  • KAEMPFEROL-3-O-XYLOSYLGLUCOSIDE
  • LEUCOCYANIDIN
  • LEUCYL-ALANINE-PEPTIDASE
  • MAGNESIUM
  • MANGANESE
  • METHYLCOCAINE
  • METHYL-SALICYLATE
  • NICOTINE
  • PALMITIC-ACID
  • PANTOTHENIC-ACID
  • 6-PHOSPHOGLUCONATE-DEHYDROGENASE
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • PHYTOSTEROLS
  • PROCYANIDINS
  • PROTEIN
  • PYRUVATE-KINASE
  • QUERCETIN-3-O-ARABINOSIDE
  • QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSIDE
  • QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSYLGALACTOSIDE
  • QUERCETIN-3-O-GLUCOSYLXYLOSIDE
  • QUERCITRIN
  • RIBOFLAVIN
  • SODIUM
  • THIAMIN
  • D-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL
  • TRIOSE-PHOSPHATE-ISOMERASE
  • ALPHA-TRUXILLINE
  • BETA-TRUXILLINE
  • BETA-TRUXINIC-ACID
  • VIT-B12
  • XANTHINE-DEHYDROGENASE
  • QUERCETIN-3-O-XYLOSYLGLUCOSIDE
  • BENZOYLECGONINE
  • BENZOYLTROPEIN
  • CINNAMIC-ACID
  • BIOTIN
  • CARBOHYDRATES
  • COCAINE
  • CUSCOHYGRINE
  • DIAPHORASE
  • DIHYDROXYTROPANE
  • KILOCALORIES
  • LEUCYL-LEUCYL-LEUCINE-PEPTIDASE
  • NIACIN
  • PALMITYL-BETA-AMYRIN
  • ZINC
  • ALCOHOL-DEHYDROGENASE
  • BETA-AMYRIN
  • BARIUM
  • BORON
  • BETA-CAROTENE
  • CINNAMYLCOCAINE
  • CYANIDIN
  • EO
  • FIBER
  • GERANIIN
  • GLUTATHIONE-REDUCTASE
  • 1-HEXANOL
  • HYGROLINE
  • ISOCITRATE-DEHYDROGENASE
  • KAEMPFEROL-3-O-GALACTOSYLXYLOSIDE
  • LACTATE-DEHYDROGENASE
  • MALIC-ENZYME
  • N-METHYLPYRROLE
  • PHENYLALANYL-PROLINE-PEPTIDASE
  • POTASSIUM
  • QUERCETIN-3-O-GALACTOSYLXYLOSIDE
  • QUERCETIN-3-O-XYLOSYLGALACTOSIDE
  • STRONTIUM
  • TROPACOCAINE
  • ALPHA-TRUXINIC-ACID
  • WAX
  • WATER
  • ECGONINE
  • IODINE
  • RUTIN
  • VIT-B-6
  • CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL
  • (-)-DIHYDROCUSCOHYGRINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Erythroxylum coca var. coca
Erythroxylum coca var. coca · Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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