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 officinalis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cascarilla officinalis (L.) RuizCinchona academica GuibourtCinchona chahuarguera Pav.Cinchona chahuarguera Pav. ex DC.Cinchona chahuraguera Pav.Cinchona chahuraguera Pav. ex DC.Cinchona coccinea Pav. ex DC.Cinchona colorata Lamb.Cinchona condaminea Humb. & Bonpl.Cinchona condaminea KunthCinchona condaminea var. chahuarguera DC.Cinchona condaminea var. chahuraguera DC.Cinchona condaminea var. lanceolata Wedd.Cinchona condaminea var. vera Wedd.Cinchona crispa TafallaCinchona crispa Tafalla ex HowardCinchona cucumifolia Pav.Cinchona cucumifolia Pav. ex Lamb.Cinchona lancifolia var. lanceolata Schult.Cinchona legitima RuizCinchona legitima Ruiz ex C.J.LaubertCinchona legitima Ruiz ex Lamb.Cinchona lucumifolia var. stupea Wedd.Cinchona macrocalyx var. obtusifolia DC.Cinchona macrocalyx var. uritusinga DC.Cinchona obtusifolia Pav. ex DC.Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandianacolorata HowardCinchona officinalis var. bonplandianalutea HowardCinchona officinalis var. condaminea (Humb. & Bonpl.) HowardCinchona officinalis var. crispa (Tafalla ex Howard) HowardCinchona officinalis var. uritusinga (Pav. ex Howard) HowardCinchona officinalis var. vera CárdenasCinchona palton Pav.Cinchona peruviana MutisCinchona stupea Pav.Cinchona stupea Pav. ex Lamb.Cinchona subcordata Pav. ex HowardCinchona suberosa Pav.Cinchona suberosa Pav. ex HowardCinchona uritusinga Pav.Cinchona uritusinga Pav. ex DC.Cinchona uritusinga Pav. ex HowardCinchona vritusino Pav.Cinchona vritusino Pav. ex DC.Hindsia subandina KrauseMyroxylon trialatum StokesQuinquina officinalis (L.) KuntzeQuinquina palton (Pav.) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
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 identifier58723-2
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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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.