Cinchoneae
| Cinchoneae | |
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| Cinchona calisaya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: |
Cinchoneae DC. |
| Type genus | |
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Cinchona L. |
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The Cinchoneae are a tribe of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family containing about 125 species in 9 genera. Representatives are found from Costa Rica to southern tropical America. Species within Cinchoneae are characterized as small trees or shrubs with imbricate or valvate corolla aestivation and often dry capsular fruits. Many species contain alkaloids.
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