Erythroxylum mamacoca

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Distribution

This plant is native to the specific regions of Western South America. Its primary habitat can be found within the borders of Peru. Additionally, the species extends its range into the northern parts of Brazil. This distribution highlights a concentration in the tropical zones of the continent. Consequently, its natural occurrence is limited to these particular South American territories.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Erythroxylum mamacoca is strictly defined by its specialized niche within the Floresta de Igapó, a type of blackwater floodplain forest found in the Amazon basin. This specific habitat is characterized by seasonal flooding, where the soil remains submerged under nutrient-poor, acidic waters for significant periods of the year. Consequently, the plant has adapted to survive in waterlogged, anaerobic soil conditions that would be inhospitable to many other species. Its presence in these inundated forests suggests a physiological tolerance to periodic hypoxia and a dependency on the unique hydrological cycles and nutrient dynamics characteristic of igapó ecosystems.

Habitat :

Floresta de Igapó

Morphology

The morphology of Erythroxylum mamacoca is characterized by a diverse structural profile, manifesting primarily as a woody plant that can exhibit growth forms ranging from a shrub to a tree. It is fundamentally a terrestrial species, lacking aquatic or semiaquatic tendencies, and it functions as an independent organism rather than a parasite. In terms of its physical habit, the plant is self-supporting, functioning neither as an obligatory nor a facultative climber, such as a liana or vine, nor does it exhibit epiphytic behavior, remaining strictly terrestrial rather than acting as a holoepiphyte, hemiepiphyte, or any other epiphytic form.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Growth form :

shrub

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

woody

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Erythroxylum mamacoca has 3 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Nortropacocaine, TROPACOCAINE, cocaine.

Nortropacocaine

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TROPACOCAINE

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cocaine

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Activities

Erythroxylum mamacoca has 26 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Anesthetic, Anorexic, Antiarrhythmic, Antibacterial, Antiepistactic.

Anesthetic

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Anorexic

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Antiarrhythmic

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Antibacterial

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Antiepistactic

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Antifeedant

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Arterioconstrictor

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CNS-Stimulant

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Cardiotonic

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Convulsant

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