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Cinchona pubescens
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Cinchona pubescens, also known as red cinchona and quina (Kina) ((in Spanish) Cascarilla, cinchona; (in Portuguese) quina-do-amazonas, quineira), is native to Central and South America. It is known as a medicinal plant for its bark's high quinine content- and has similar uses to C. officinalis in the production of quinine, most famously used for treatment of malaria.[2]
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Cinchona pubescens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Cinchona |
Species: | C. pubescens |
Binomial name | |
Cinchona pubescens Vahl, 1790 | |
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Synonyms | |
See § Synonyms. |
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