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Key Facts About Colombian coca

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Attributes of Colombian coca

Lifespan

Perennial

Plant Type

Shrub

Bloom Time

Summer, Fall

Plant Height

1 m to 3 m

Flower Size

5 mm to 1 cm

Flower Color

White

Yellow

Leaf type

Evergreen

Scientific Classification of Colombian coca

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Dicotyledons

Order

Nances, spurges, willows and allies

Family

Coca

Genus

Coca

Species

Colombian coca

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Distribution of Colombian coca

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Habitat of Colombian coca

Amazon rainforest.

Northern Hemisphere

South Hemisphere

Distribution Map of Colombian coca

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Cultivated

Invasive

Potentially invasive

Exotic

No species reported

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Erythroxylum novogranatense

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