In 1756, the name of the coca plant genus (Erythroxylum) is published for the first time. It was published by Patrick Browne, an Irish physician and botanist, in "The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica".
Source: Plowman, T. (1976). Orthography of Erythroxylum (Erythroxoxylaceae). Taxon, 141-144.
| Drugs: | Coca (cocaine) |
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| Regions: | UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) |
