NOUN
- Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
How To Use Cinchona officinalis In A Sentence
- The gray bark of Huanuco is derived from _Cinchona micrantha_, which is characterized by its yield of cinchonine, and the Loxa or Loja barks are furnished in part by _Cinchona officinalis_, and are especially rich in quinidine. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
