Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusCinchona
Scientific name with authorshipCinchona calisaya Wedd.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cinchona amygdalifolia Wedd.Cinchona australis Wedd.Cinchona calisaya var. boliviana Wedd.Cinchona calisaya var. josephiana Wedd.Cinchona calisaya var. ledgeriana HowardCinchona calisaya var. microcarpa Wedd.Cinchona calisaya var. oblongifolia Wedd.Cinchona calisaya var. vera Wedd.Cinchona carabayensis Wedd.Cinchona carabayensis var. lanceolata Miq.Cinchona delondriana Wedd.Cinchona euneura Miq.Cinchona forbesiana Howard ex Wedd.Cinchona gammiana KingCinchona gironensis MutisCinchona hasskarliana Miq.Cinchona josephiana (Wedd.) Wedd.Cinchona ledgeriana (Howard) Bern.Moens ex TrimenCinchona ledgeriana Bern.MoensCinchona officinalis var. josephiana (Wedd.) CárdenasCinchona pahudiana HowardCinchona peruviana HowardCinchona peruviana var. vera HowardCinchona scrobiculata var. delondriana (Wedd.) Wedd.Cinchona thwaitesii KingCinchona weddelliana KuntzeCinchona weddelliana var. angustifolia KuntzeCinchona weddelliana var. multiscrobiculata KuntzeCinchona weddelliana var. rubrifolia KuntzeCinchona weddelliana var. rubrivenata KuntzeQuinquina calisaya (Wedd.) KuntzeQuinquina carabayensis (Wedd.) KuntzeQuinquina carabayensis var. villosa KuntzeQuinquina ledgeriana (Howard) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier746718-1
Use codesHF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.