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Cinchona asperifolia

Cinchona asperifolia
Photo: Paris, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, MM, CC BY 4.0
Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
S. Peru to Bolivia (La Paz)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cinchona asperifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a tree with papery leaves, and capsule fruits. The species is native to Bolivia and Peru.

Cinchona asperifolia was described in 1848, and is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.

Where it grows

Cinchona asperifolia is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Bolivia (La Paz) and Peru. The species grows in forests, at elevations of 1,341–1,498 metres (4,400–4,915 ft).

Other Cinchona plants

Cinchona anderssonii · Cinchona antioquiae · Cinchona barbacoensis · Quinine · Cinchona capuli · Cinchona fruticosa · Cinchona glandulifera · Cinchona hirsuta · Cinchona krauseana · Cinchona lancifolia · Cinchona lucumifolia · Cinchona macrocalyx

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cinchona asperifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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