Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cinchona officinalis L. [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
al-keenaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
barkina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
calisaya bark	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cascarilla	Other	Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
cinchona	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cinchona bark	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
cinchona officinalis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cinkona	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
crown bark	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
curappattai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ganeh ganeh	Other	Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
jesuit's bark	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
jesuits bark	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jvarapatta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanakana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
kanakanaa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
koyina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kunain	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kunayana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kunayanah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kvayna	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
loxa bark	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
pale bark	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
peruvian bark	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
quina	Other	Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
quinine	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
red cinchona	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
red quinine	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
sinkona	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sinkona mara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
金鸡勒	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bark, leaf		Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007)
bark		Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019)
		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bark		Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013)
bark	dried bark	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Bark (Stem)		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 32 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Cinchona officinalis var. condaminea (Humb. & Bonpl.) Howard Proc. Internat. Hortic. Exhib. Bot. Congr. London: 202 (1866).
Cinchona uritusinga Pav. ex Howard Ill. Nueva Quinol. Pav.: t. 19 (1859).
Cascarilla officinalis (L.) Ruiz Quinologia: 56 (1792).
Cinchona academica Guibourt Hist. Nat. Drogues Simples 3: 98 (1822).
Cinchona chahuraguera Pav. ex DC. Prodr. 4: 352 (1830), nom. nud.
Cinchona chahuraguera Pav. in J.E.Howard, Ill. Nueva Quinol. Pav.: t. [1] (1859).
Cinchona condaminea Bonpl. in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Pl. Aequinoct. 1: 33 (1805).
Cinchona condaminea var. chahuraguera DC. Prodr. 4: 352 (1830).
Cinchona condaminea var. vera Wedd. Hist. Nat. Quinquinas: 37 (1849), not validly publ.
Cinchona crispa Tafalla ex Howard Ill. Nueva Quinol. Pav.: t. [9] (1859).
Cinchona cucumifolia Pav. ex Lamb. Ill. Cinchona: 2 (1821).
Cinchona lancifolia var. lanceolata Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 5: 10 (1819).
Cinchona legitima Ruiz ex C.J.Laubert Bull. Pharm. (Paris), 2: 293 (1810).
Cinchona lucumifolia var. stupea Wedd. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 5, 11: 358 (1869).
Cinchona macrocalyx var. obtusifolia DC. Prodr. 4: 353 (1830).
Cinchona macrocalyx var. uritusinga DC. Prodr. 4: 353 (1830).
Cinchona obtusifolia Pav. ex DC. Prodr. 4: 353 (1830), nom. nud.
Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandianacolorata Howard Proc. Internat. Hortic. Exhib. Bot. Congr. London: 208 (1866).
Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandianalutea Howard Proc. Internat. Hortic. Exhib. Bot. Congr. London: 208 (1866).
Cinchona officinalis var. crispa (Tafalla ex Howard) Howard Proc. Internat. Hortic. Exhib. Bot. Congr. London: 203 (1866).
Cinchona officinalis var. uritusinga (Pav. ex Howard) Howard Proc. Internat. Hortic. Exhib. Bot. Congr. London: 201 (1866).
Cinchona officinalis var. vera Cárdenas Coloniz. Agric. 13: 21 (1937).
Cinchona palton Pav. in J.E.Howard, Ill. Nueva Quinol. Pav.: t. 17 (1859).
Cinchona peruviana Mutis in J.E.Smith, Corr. Linnaeus 2: 530 (1821).
Cinchona stupea Pav. ex Lamb. Ill. Cinchona: 2 (1821).
Cinchona subcordata Pav. ex Howard Ill. Nueva Quinol. Pav.: ad calcem (1859).
Cinchona suberosa Pav. in J.E.Howard, Ill. Nueva Quinol. Pav.: ad calcem (1859).
Cinchona uritusinga Pav. ex DC. Prodr. 4: 353 (1830), nom. nud.
Cinchona vritusino Pav. ex DC. Prodr. 4: 352 (1830), nom. nud.
Myroxylon trialatum Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 473 (1812).
Quinquina officinalis (L.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 294 (1891).
Quinquina palton (Pav.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 295 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cinchona officinalis	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Cinchona officinalis L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. & Pois. Pl. 1 (Padua et al., 1999) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) Med. Pl. in Markets of Mashhad, Iran (Amiri & Joharchi, 2013) Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Cinchona officinalis Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Cinchona officinalis var condaminea	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Cinchona officinalls L.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Cinchona oﬃcinalis L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017)
Cinchona uritusinga	SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Cinchona uritusynga Pavon et C.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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