Cinchona lancifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a tree with papery leaves, purplish flowers, and capsule fruits. The species is native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, and was described in 1793.
Taxonomy The species was described by José Celestino Mutis in 1793.
Distribution Cinchona lancifolia is native to the wet tropical biome of Colombia, Ecuador (Tungurahua), and Venezuela (Mérida, Táchira, and Trujillo). The species is present at elevations of .
Description Cinchona lancifolia is a tree. It grows up to high, and is around wide.
The leaf stems are long. The leaves are thinly papery when dry, elliptic to obovate, long, and wide. The leaves normally have domatia. The leaf edges are slightly rolled down.
The calyx is long, and has lobes. The corolla is purplish, , and has long lobes.
The fruits are dehiscent, ellipsoid to subglobose capsules. The capsules are long, wide, and have a firm papery endocarp. The seeds are long, and wide.
Uses Cinchona lancifolia is used in medicine.
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