Erythroxylum australe (Erythroxylum australe)
Description
Erythroxylum australe is a shrub or small tree in the Malpighiales,endemic to northern Australia.The plant is known by a variety of names including Brigalow erythroxylon shrub and dogwood. The plant grows in a wide variety of habitats in subcoastal and coastal regions,from dry rainforest and vine thickets to open savanna woodland.The leaves contain 0.8% meteloidine,an alkaloid similar to cocaine.All Erythroxylaceae species are prohibited plants in NSW
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malpighiales
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Family: Erythroxylaceae
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Genus: Erythroxylum
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