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Rufous False Cocaine (Erythroxylum rufum)

Description

Erythroxylum rufum, the rufous false cocaine, is a flowering plant species in the genus Erythroxylum. Ombuin-3-O-rhamnosylglucoside, a glycoside of ombuin, can be found in E. Rufum.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Erythroxylaceae

              • Genus: Erythroxylum