Little Coca

E. ovalifolium as well as the other members of the Erythroxylum has been shown to contain narcotics, primarily cocaine, cinnamylcocaine, ...Read Moreand truxilline, albiet, in much lesser amounts than the E. coca plant.

Although it´s closely related to the Coca plant (from which cocaine is made), there´s no information about toxicity of any kind from th...Read Moreis species. This is a shrub from brazilian coastal sandy plains, common on its natural habitat.

This is a very ramified shrub, reaching up to 3m tall. It has round, small and almost sessile leaves, with a light green color, tending to yellow. It has many small white flowers, and elongate coral coloured fruits that atract birds.

It likes white sand with little organic matter, regular watering, full sun and high temperatures. As it´s rare in cultivation, and as its natural habitat is being progressively destroyed, this is an endangered plant.