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Cinchona
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Cinchona
Cinchona
is a
genus
of flowering plants in the family
Rubiaceae
containing at least 23 species of trees and shrubs. They are native to the tropical
Andean
forests of western South America. A few species are reportedly naturalized in
Central America
,
Jamaica
,
French Polynesia
,
Sulawesi
,
Saint Helena
in the
South Atlantic
, and
São Tome & Principe
off the coast of tropical Africa. A few species are used as
medicinal plants
, known as sources for
quinine
and other compounds.
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