Cinchona

See also: cinchona

Translingual

Cinchona officinalis bark, from which quinine is obtained.

Etymology

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Proper noun

Cinchona f

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 Encyclopedia of Life
Cinchona at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Cinchona at USDA Plants database
Cinchona at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Cinchona at Tropicos

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