Red Cinchona
Cinchona succirubra
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Ecuador
- Flowering
- February-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cinchona succirubra
- Genus
- Cinchona
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Ecuador
- Distribution
- Introduced in the old world Tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Red Cinchona
Red Cinchona (Cinchona succirubra) is a tree belonging to the Rubiaceae family (Coffee/Madder family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle/head flower clusters, berry/drupe/capsule fruit. It is typically found in cultivated. Native to Ecuador, it is distributed across Introduced in the old world Tropics. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-December.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Red Cinchona belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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