Cinchona calisaya
(Redirected from Cinchona ledgeriana)
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| Cinchona calisaya | |
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| Branchlets with flowers and fruits | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Cinchona |
| Species: | C. calisaya
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| Binomial name | |
| Cinchona calisaya Wedd.
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| 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
[edit]- ^ a b Andersson, Lennart (1997). A Revision of the Genus Cinchona (Rubiaceae-Cinchoneae). New York Botanical Garden. pp. 51–54. ISBN 9780893274160.
Further reading
[edit]- 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. S2CID 17989846.
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