Koka (biljna vrsta)
| Koka | |
|---|---|
 E. coca | |
| Status zaštite | |
| (vidi IUCN-ov crveni popis za kratice) | |
| Sistematika | |
| Carstvo: | Plantae |
| Divizija: | Tracheophyta |
| Razred: | Magnoliopsida |
| Red: | Malpighiales |
| Porodica: | Erythroxylaceae |
| Rod: | Erythroxylum P. Browne, 1756 |
| Vrsta: | E. coca |
| Dvojno ime | |
| Erythroxylum coca Lam., 1786 | |
| Baze podataka | |
Koka (lat. Erythroxylum coca) je biljka iz grupe Erythroxylaceae i potječe iz sjevernozapadne Južne Amerike. Bilkja ima posebnu ulogu u tradicionalnoj andskoj kulturi. Listovi koke sadrže kokain, koji je jak stimulans.
Biljka raste do visine od 2–3 m a listovi su zelene boje, tanki i ovalni.
Vanjske poveznice
- Shared Responsibility
- Legalize Coca Leaves – and Break the Consensus
- OneWorld.net Analysis: Blurred Vision on Coca Eradication
- The Coca Museum (A private museum in La Paz, Bolivia)
- Coca - Cocaine website of the Transnational Institute (TNI)
- Coca, Cocaine and the International Conventions Transnational Institute
- Enaco S.A. Peruvian Enterprise of the Coca, Official Website
- Coca Yes, Cocaine No? Legal Options for the Coca Leaf Transnational Institute (TNI), Drugs & Conflict Debate Paper 13, May 2006
- Coca leaf news page
Fotografije
- 27 original photos on coca growing in La Convención valley, Cuzco Province, Peru
- Harvesting coca in Yungas de La Paz, Bolivia
- Drying coca in the Chapare, Bolivia
Video
- Democracy Now Interview with Bolivian President Evo Morales, in which he discusses the coca leaf
- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez chews a coca leaf during a public TV broadcast and discuss its benefits
