Erythroxylaceæ

Erythroxylaceæ, a small order of dicotyledonous trees or shrubs, chiefly South American, allied to Malpighiaceæ. Erythroxylon suberosum is a red dye-wood of Brazil. That of E. hyperici-folium is the Bois d'huile (Oil-wood) of Mauritius. The most important member of the order is, however, E. coca. See COCA.