Kunain / 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
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“Leaves are elliptical to oblate and thin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“The leaves have pubescent teeth that turn red when they are older, hence its nickname the red quinine tree.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kunain itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“Its flowers form in large panicles.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kunain itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कुनैन Kunain
- Kannada
- ಬಾರಕಿನ Barakina
- Malayalam
- കൊയിനാ Koyina, Kvayna, Sinkona
- Sanskrit
- कुनायना Kunayana, कुनायनः Kunayanah, Sinkona
- Tamil
- சிந்கொநா Chinkona, Curappattai, கொயிமா Koyina
- Telugu
- జ్వారపత్తా Jvarapatta
About Kunain
Red cinchona (Cinchona succirubra) belongs to the Rubiaceae family, where it grows as a tree. It is native to Ecuador. It is cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from February to December.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Kunain belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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