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Cinchona fruticosa is a small shrub in the coffee family, native to cloud forest and open glades in Amazonas, Peru, at high altitude. It is a rare wild species with little cultivation history, so care is best matched to cool, humid, high-altitude tropical conditions.
Cinchona fruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub with papery leaves, pink flowers, and capsule fruits. The species is native to Peru, and was described in 1998.
Cinchona fruticosa is native to the wet tropical biome of Amazonas, Peru. The species has been found in open glades, in cloud forests dominated by Puya. It has been found at altitudes of 2,200–3,350 metres (7,220–10,990 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cinchona fruticosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
