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Cinchona (pronounced /sɪŋˈkoʊnə/ or /sɪnˈtʃoʊnə/) is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
family Rubiaceae containing at
least 23
species of
trees and shrubs...
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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...
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Cinchona pubescens, also
known as red
cinchona and
quina or kina (Spanish: Cascarilla,
cinchona; Portuguese: quina-do-amazonas, quineira), is
native to...
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Cinchona calisaya is a
species of
shrub or tree in the
family Rubiaceae. It is
native to the
forests of the
eastern slopes of the Andes,
where they grow...
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Cinchona can
refer to
Cinchona, a
genus in the
Rubiaceae plant family Jesuit's bark, also
called cinchona: bark from any of
several Cinchona species used...
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Cinchona Missions (1942–1945) were a
series of
expeditions led by the
United States to find
natural sources of
quinine in
South America during World...
- Jesuit's bark, also
known as
cinchona bark,
Peruvian bark or
China bark, is a
former remedy for malaria, as the bark
contains quinine used to
treat the...
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entirely clear.
Quinine was
first isolated in 1820 from the bark of a
cinchona tree,
which is
native to Peru, and its
molecular formula was determined...
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Synonyms List
Benteca rheedei Roem. & Schult.
Cinchona excelsa Roxb.
Cinchona orixensis Roxb.
Cinchona thyrsiflora Roxb.
Exostema philippi**** Schult....
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flavouring may
include any of the following: gentian, angelica, cardoon,
cinchona (china),
lemon balm (melissa),
lemon verbena (cedrina), juniper, anise...
