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 L.
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.^[1]