Erythroxylum coca
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Erythroxylum coca is a South American shrub whose leaves contain stimulant alkaloids traditionally chewed by indigenous peoples and industrially processed to produce cocaine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erythroxylum coca canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7298284 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erythroxylum coca Context triple: [Cocaine, derivedFrom, Erythroxylum coca]
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A.
Quassia
Quassia is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their intensely bitter compounds, which are used in traditional medicine and as natural insecticides.
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B.
Nicotiana
Nicotiana is a genus of flowering plants best known for including tobacco species cultivated worldwide for their leaves and nicotine content.
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C.
Papaver somniferum
Papaver somniferum is the opium poppy, a flowering plant cultivated both for its edible seeds and for producing opiates such as morphine and codeine.
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D.
Peganum harmala
Peganum harmala, commonly known as Syrian rue, is a perennial flowering plant valued for its psychoactive and medicinal alkaloids and traditional use in rituals and folk medicine across the Middle East and Central Asia.
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E.
Anamirta
Anamirta is a genus of tropical climbing plants known for species that produce toxic alkaloids historically used as fish poisons and insecticides.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Erythroxylum coca Target entity description: Erythroxylum coca is a South American shrub whose leaves contain stimulant alkaloids traditionally chewed by indigenous peoples and industrially processed to produce cocaine.
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A.
Quassia
Quassia is a genus of tropical flowering plants known for their intensely bitter compounds, which are used in traditional medicine and as natural insecticides.
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B.
Nicotiana
Nicotiana is a genus of flowering plants best known for including tobacco species cultivated worldwide for their leaves and nicotine content.
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C.
Papaver somniferum
Papaver somniferum is the opium poppy, a flowering plant cultivated both for its edible seeds and for producing opiates such as morphine and codeine.
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D.
Peganum harmala
Peganum harmala, commonly known as Syrian rue, is a perennial flowering plant valued for its psychoactive and medicinal alkaloids and traditional use in rituals and folk medicine across the Middle East and Central Asia.
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E.
Anamirta
Anamirta is a genus of tropical climbing plants known for species that produce toxic alkaloids historically used as fish poisons and insecticides.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm
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eudicot ⓘ plant species ⓘ shrub ⓘ |
| associatedWith | cocaine production ⓘ |
| contains |
cinnamoylcocaine
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cocaine ⓘ ecgonine ⓘ tropane alkaloids ⓘ truxilline ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
Bolivia
NERFINISHED
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Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuador NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceIn | Andean cultures ⓘ |
| family | Erythroxylaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| fruitColor | red ⓘ |
| fruitType | drupe-like berry ⓘ |
| genus | Erythroxylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | evergreen shrub ⓘ |
| industrialUse |
flavoring extract for beverages after decocainization
ⓘ
production of cocaine ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | alternate ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaf ⓘ |
| leafUsedFor | chewing with lime or ash ⓘ |
| leafUsedFor | preparation of coca tea ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Amazon basin
NERFINISHED
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Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Malpighiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| part | coca leaf ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| regulationStatus | controlled plant in many countries ⓘ |
| requiresClimate |
humid tropical climate
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warm temperatures ⓘ |
| requiresSoil | well-drained soil ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| traditionalEffect |
reduction of fatigue
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relief of altitude sickness ⓘ suppression of hunger ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 2–3 meters ⓘ |
| usedBy | indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious rituals
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stimulant chewing ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Erythroxylum coca Description of subject: Erythroxylum coca is a South American shrub whose leaves contain stimulant alkaloids traditionally chewed by indigenous peoples and industrially processed to produce cocaine.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.