| Cinchona pubescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Cinchona |
| Species: | C. pubescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinchona pubescens Vahl, 1790
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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 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]
- ^ Condit, R. (2021). "Cinchona pubescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T49839551A176094290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T49839551A176094290.en. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ (Kinyuy et al. 1993)