Biology:Cinchona calisaya

From HandWiki
Revision as of 07:27, 4 August 2022 by imported>LinuxGuru (linkage)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Species of plant

Cinchona calisaya
Cinchona.calisaya04.jpg
Branchlets with flowers and fruits
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cinchona
Species:
C. calisaya
Binomial name
Cinchona calisaya
Wedd.
Repart Cinchona calisaya.gif
Distribution range

Cinchona calisaya is a species of shrub or tree in the family Rubiaceae.[1] It is native to the forests of the eastern slopes of the Andes, where they grow from 200–3,300 metres (660–10,830 ft) in elevation in Peru and Bolivia.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Andersson, Lennart (1997) (in en). A Revision of the Genus Cinchona (Rubiaceae-Cinchoneae). New York Botanical Garden. pp. 51–54. ISBN 9780893274160. 

Further reading

  • Maehara, Shoji; Simanjuntak, Partomuan; Maetani, Yoshihide (April 2013). "Ability of endophytic filamentous fungi associated with Cinchona ledgeriana to produce Cinchona alkaloids". Journal of Natural Medicines 67 (2): 421–423. doi:10.1007/s11418-012-0701-8. PMID 22886817. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15399753 entry