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Cinchona micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a tree with thin leaves, white flowers, and capsule fruits. The species is native to Peru.
Cinchona micrantha was described in 1799, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Cinchona micrantha is native to the wet tropical biome of eastern Peru. It grows at elevations of 500–3,000 metres (1,600–9,800 ft), on the eastern slopes of the Andes.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cinchona micrantha 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.
