red cinchona (Cinchona pubescens)
Cinchona pubescens is a South American tree known for its reddish bark, historically the primary source of quinine, a vital antimalarial. It is invasive in introduced.
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Synonyms
Cinchona caloptera Miq.
Cinchona chomeliana Wedd.
Cinchona colorata C.J.Laubert ex B.D.Jacks.
Cinchona cordifolia Mutis
Cinchona coronulata Miq.
Cinchona decurrentifolia Pav.
Cinchona elliptica Wedd.
Cinchona goudotiana Klotzsch ex Triana
Cinchona govana Miq.
Cinchona howardiana Kuntze
Cinchona lechleriana Schltdl.
Cinchona lutea Pav.
Cinchona morado Ruiz
Cinchona obovata Pav. ex Howard
Cinchona ovata Ruiz & Pav.
Cinchona palescens Vell.
Cinchona pelalba Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona pelletieriana Wedd.
Cinchona purpurascens Wedd.
Cinchona purpurea Ruiz & Pav.
Cinchona rosulenta Howard ex Wedd.
Cinchona rotundifolia Pav. ex Lamb.
Cinchona rufinervis Wedd.
Cinchona rugosa Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona subsessilis Miq.
Cinchona succirubra Pav. ex Klotzsch
Cinchona tucujensis H.Karst.
Quinquina obovata (Pav. ex Howard) Kuntze
Quinquina ovata (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
Quinquina pubescens (Vahl) Kuntze
Quinquina succirubra (Pav. ex Klotzsch) Kuntze
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderGentianales
- familyRubiaceae
- genusCinchona
- speciesCinchona pubescens