Cinchona, Quina, Quinquina, Quinine Bark, Peruvian Bark, Jesuit’s Bark

The World Conservation Union has included this species in their list of 100 of the world's worst invasive species, one of only 32 terrest...Read Morerial species so singled out. [HYPERLINK@www.k-state.edu]

Native to South America, it has naturalized on St. Helena, in Tanzania, in Hawaii, the Galapagos, and French Polynesia.

Cinchona is a genus in the Rubiaceae- coffee family.
Native to South America.

The genus is famous for being th...Read Moree source of the medicinal alkaloid quinine, the first malaria treatment.

This species, C.pubescens is one of the more important species for the production of quinine, along with C. officinalis and C.ledgeriana.

The species epithet "pubescens" pertains to the flowers which are noticeably hairy upon close inspection.
The flowers also have an attractive scent.

Note: The substance quinine (and plants bearing it) may be subject to regulation in some countries.