Cinchona officinalis

Quinine bark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cinchona
Species:
C. officinalis
Binomial name
Cinchona officinalis
Synonyms
List
    • Cascarilla officinalis (L.) Ruiz
    • Cinchona academica Guibourt
    • Cinchona chahuarguera Pav.
    • Cinchona coccinea Pav. ex DC.
    • Cinchona colorata Lamb.
    • Cinchona condaminea Bonpl.
    • Cinchona condaminea var. chahuarguera Pav. ex DC.
    • Cinchona condaminea var. lanceolata Wedd.
    • Cinchona condaminea var. vera Wedd.
    • Cinchona crispa Tafalla ex Howard.
    • Cinchona lanceolata Ruiz & Pav.
    • Cinchona lancifolia var. lanceolata Roem. & Schult.
    • Cinchona legitima Ruiz ex Lamb.
    • Cinchona lucumifolia var. stupea Wedd.
    • Cinchona macrocalyx var. obtusifolia Pavón ex DC.
    • Cinchona macrocalyx var. uritusinga Pav. ex DC.
    • Cinchona obtusifolia Pav. ex DC.
    • Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandiana-colorata Howard
    • Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandiana-lutea Howard
    • Cinchona officinalis var. condaminea (Bonpl.) Howard
    • Cinchona officinalis var. crispa (Tafalla ex Howard) Howard
    • Cinchona officinalis var. uritusinga (Pav. ex DC.) Howard
    • Cinchona palton Pav.
    • Cinchona peruviana Mutis
    • Cinchona suberosa Pav. ex Howard.
    • Cinchona uritusinga Pav. ex Howard
    • Cinchona violacea Pav. ex Howard
    • Cinchona weddelliana Kuntze
    • Hindsia subandina Krause
    • Quinquina officinalis (L.) Kuntze
    • Quinquina palton (Pav.) Kuntze

Cinchona officinalis is a South American tree in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to wet montane forests in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, between 1600–2700 meters above sea level.

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