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genus Cinchona

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Noun1.genus Cinchona - large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark
genus Chinchona
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Rubiaceae, madder family, Rubiaceae - widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
chinchona, cinchona - any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
Cartagena bark, Cinchona cordifolia, Cinchona lancifolia - Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark)
calisaya, Cinchona calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona officinalis - Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
Cinchona pubescens, cinchona tree - small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
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It was found that different species produced different effects, until an Englishman named Charles Ledger identified a tree of the genus Cinchona as having the highest concentration of quinine.
Taking a bite out of malaria: efforts in Mexico and Central America ... by Chelala, Cesar / Americas (English Edition)
Quinine is the strongest of four fever-fighting alkaloids found in the bark of trees of the genus Cinchona, belonging to the Rubiaceae family, of which there are some twenty-three species, all native to South America, growing along the eastern spine of the Andes.
Quinine's feverish tales and trails: for centuries, this alkaloid, ... by Werner, Louis / Americas (English Edition)
 
 
 
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