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 pubescens Vahl
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cinchona caloptera Miq.Cinchona chomeliana Wedd.Cinchona colorata C.J.Laubert ex B.D.Jacks.Cinchona cordifolia MutisCinchona cordifolia var. macrocarpa Wedd.Cinchona cordifolia var. macrocarpa Wedd. ex HowardCinchona cordifolia var. microcarpa HowardCinchona cordifolia var. peruviana HowardCinchona cordifolia var. rotundifolia (Pav. ex Lamb.) Wedd.Cinchona cordifolia var. vera Wedd.Cinchona coronulata Miq.Cinchona decurrentifolia Pav.Cinchona elliptica Wedd.Cinchona goudotiana KlotzschCinchona goudotiana Klotzsch ex TrianaCinchona govana Miq.Cinchona grandifolia MutisCinchona grandifolia Mutis ex HumboldtCinchona howardiana KuntzeCinchona lechleriana Schltdl.Cinchona lutea Pav.Cinchona morado RuizCinchona obovata Pav. ex HowardCinchona ovata Ruiz & Pav.Cinchona ovata var. rufinervis (Wedd.) Wedd.Cinchona ovata var. vulgaris Wedd.Cinchona palescens Vell.Cinchona pallescens RuizCinchona pallescens Ruiz Lopez ex DC.Cinchona pallescens Ruiz ex VitmanCinchona pallescens var. ovata (Ruiz & Pav.) HowardCinchona pelalba Pav.Cinchona pelalba Pav. ex DC.Cinchona pelletieriana Wedd.Cinchona platyphylla Wedd.Cinchona pubescens var. cordata DC.Cinchona pubescens var. ovata (Ruiz & Pav.) DC.Cinchona pubescens var. pelletieriana (Wedd.) Wedd.Cinchona pubescens var. purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Wedd.Cinchona purpurascens Wedd.Cinchona purpurea Ruiz & Pav.Cinchona purpurea Vell.Cinchona rosulenta HowardCinchona rosulenta Howard ex Wedd.Cinchona rotundifolia Pav.Cinchona rotundifolia Pav. ex Lamb.Cinchona rubicunda TafallaCinchona rubicunda Tafalla ex Wedd.Cinchona rufinervis Wedd.Cinchona rugosa Pav. ex DC.Cinchona subsessilis Miq.Cinchona succirubra Pav.Cinchona succirubra Pav. ex KlotzschCinchona succirubra var. conglomerata HowardCinchona succirubra var. cuchicara HowardCinchona succirubra var. erythroderma HowardCinchona succirubra var. spruceana HowardCinchona succirubra var. vera HowardCinchona tucujensis H.Karst.Quinquina obovata (Pav. ex Howard) KuntzeQuinquina ovata (Ruiz & Pav.) KuntzeQuinquina pubescens (Vahl) KuntzeQuinquina succirubra (Pav. ex Klotzsch) Kuntze
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Gene source
Material
Social use
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 identifier746872-1
Use codesEU GS HF MA ME SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.