Cinchona pubescens
Quinine Tree, Quinine, Red Cinchona
Also known as: Cinchona caloptera Miq. +16 more
- Cinchona caloptera Miq.
- Cinchona chomeliana Wedd.
- Cinchona colorata C.J.Laubert ex B.D.Jacks.
- Cinchona cordifolia Mutis
- Cinchona cordifolia var. macrocarpa Wedd. ex Howard
- Cinchona cordifolia var. microcarpa Howard
- Cinchona cordifolia var. peruviana Howard
- Cinchona cordifolia var. rotundifolia (Pav. ex Lamb.) Wedd.
- Cinchona cordifolia var. vera Wedd.
- Cinchona coronulata Miq.
- Cinchona decurrentifolia Pav.
- Cinchona elliptica Wedd.
- Cinchona goudotiana Klotzsch ex Triana
- Cinchona govana Miq.
- Cinchona grandifolia Mutis ex Humboldt
- Cinchona howardiana Kuntze
- Cinchona lechleriana Schltdl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rubiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Indigenous to South America, Cinchona pubescens (commonly known as Quinine tree or Quinine) is a tree belonging to the Rubiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Galápagos, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Southeast, Society Is., St.Helena, Sulawesi