Erythroxylum sechellarum

Description

Erythroxylum sechellarum,which belongs to the same family of plants as the cocaine-producing Erythroxylum coca,may be considered a shrub or a small tree,depending on where it is growing .This plant has glossy,leathery leaves measuring up to 12 centimetres long ,and grey-brown fissured bark .The small,white flowers,just five millimetres across,grow from the point where the leaves meet the stem.The fruits of Erythroxylum sechellarum are shiny red,oblong in shape,and contain a single seed .Erythroxylum sechellarum,which belongs to the same family of plants as the cocaine-producing Erythroxylum coca,may be considered a shrub or a small tree,depending on where it is growing .This plant has glossy,leathery leaves measuring up to 12 centimetres long ,and grey-brown fissured bark .The small,white flowers,just five millimetres across,grow from the point where the leaves meet the stem.The fruits of Erythroxylum sechellarum are shiny red,oblong in shape,and contain a single seed .