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Cocaine is obtained from...

Cocaine is obtained from

A

Erythroxylum coca

B

Papaver somniferum

C

Atropa belladona

D

Datura stramonium.

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Cocaalkaloid or cocaine is obtained from coca plant Erythroxylum (Erthroxylon coca) which is native to south America.
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