Lexic.us

Definition of Family erythroxylaceae

1. Noun. A family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Erythroxylaceae

Literary usage of Family erythroxylaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"family erythroxylaceae. Redwood family. Contains two genera, Erythroxylon, with about 90 species, natives of South America and Africa, ..."

2. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1921)
"... Camaguey, Santa Clara, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio and Isle of Pines. Type from Herradura, Pinar del Rio (Earle 632). Family ERYTHROXYLACEAE Erythroxylon ..."

3. Alternative Coca Reduction Strategies in the Andean Region (1994)
"... the Primary Sources of Cocaine Cocaine is derived from certain plants of the genus Erythroxylum (family Erythroxylaceae). The genus name Erythroxylum, ..."

4. Alternative Coca Reduction Strategies in the Andean Region by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1993)
"... Species That Are the Primary Sources of Cocaine Cocaine is derived from certain plants of the genus Erythroxylum (family Erythroxylaceae). ..."

5. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States. National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"(Urban, Symb. 1: 327.) Erythroxylon brevipes. JIBA. family erythroxylaceae; a shrub, 2 to 3 meters high, found in sandy places near the sea. ..."

6. Economic plants of Porto Rico by Orator Fuller Cook, Guy N. Collins (1903)
"family erythroxylaceae; a shrub, 2 to 3 meters high, found in sandy places near the sea. Urban reports the form intermedia from Fajardo. (Stahl, 2: 136. ..."

7. Tariff Information Surveys on the Articles in Paragraph 1- of the Tariff Act by United States Tariff Commission (1921)
"O4N) obtained from Erythroxylon coca, Lamarck and its varieties (family Erythroxylaceae). The term "cocaine" in common language includes both the alkaloid ..."

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