Cinchona officinalis

Cinchona officinalis
Quinine Bark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cinchona
Species: C. officinalis
Binomial name
Cinchona officinalis
L., 1753

Cinchona officinalis (Quinine Bark) is a tree native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation. This plant, often thought to be used for the production of quinine, which is an anti-fever agent especially useful in the prevention and treatment of malaria. There are a number of various other chemicals which are made from this tree, and they include cinchonine, cinchonidine and quinidine. Cinchona calisaya is the tree most cultivated for quinine production.

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