Duboisia Hopwoodii
The leaves of this Australian plant are chewed by the natives of Central Australia, just as the Peruvians and Chilians masticate the leaves of the _Erythroxylon coca_, to invigorate themselves during...
The leaves of this Australian plant are
chewed by the natives of Central Australia, just as the Peruvians
and Chilians masticate the leaves of the _Erythroxylon coca_, to
invigorate themselves during their long foot journeys through the
country. They are known as Pitury leaves.
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