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Cinchona glandulifera is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree with papery leaves, and dehiscent capsule fruits. The species is native to Peru.
Cinchona glandulifera was described in 1802, and is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
Cinchona glandulifera is native to the wet tropical biome of east-central Peru. It grows at elevations of 1,000–3,500 metres (3,300–11,500 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cinchona glandulifera 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.
