Cinchona micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a tree with thin leaves, white flowers, and capsule fruits. The species is native to Peru.
Cinchona micrantha was described in 1799, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Taxonomy The species was described by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1799.
Distribution Cinchona micrantha is native to the wet tropical biome of eastern Peru. It grows at elevations of , on the eastern slopes of the Andes.
Description Cinchona micrantha is a tree that grows up to tall, and wide at breast height.
The leaves are papery when dry, thin, ovate to obovate, long, and wide. The leaves have domatia between the veins. The leaf stems are long.
The calyx is long, with long lobes. The corolla is a white tube, measuring long, with lobes.
The fruit is a dehiscent, ovoid to subcylindrical capsule, measuring long, and wide. The endocarp is papery. The seeds are long, and wide.
Cinchona micrantha is similar to Cinchona pubescens, and may hybridise with it. Cinchona micrantha may also be confused with hybrids between Cinchona pubescens and Cinchona calisaya.
Conservation In 2022, the IUCN assessed Cinchona micrantha as of Least Concern.
Nomenclature In Spanish, the species is known as , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or .
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