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Cinchona nitida is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree with pink flowers and capsule fruits. The species is native to Peru.
Cinchona nitida was described in 1799, and is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.
Cinchona nitida is native to the wet tropical biome of Huánuco, Peru. It grows mainly in elfin forests and boggy areas, at elevations of 1,500–3,000 metres (4,900–9,800 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cinchona nitida 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.
