Cinchona

See also: cinchona

Translingual

Cinchona officinalis bark, from which quinine is obtained.

Etymology

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Proper noun

Cinchona f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – the cinchona trees.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Rubiaceae - family; Cinchonoideae - subfamily; Cinchoneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cinchona officinalis - type species; for others see Cinchona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Cinchona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cinchona on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cinchona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cinchona at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cinchona at The Plant List
• Cinchona at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cinchona at USDA Plants database
• Cinchona at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Cinchona at Tropicos