ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Cinchona officinalis

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Rubiaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cinchona
Species: Cinchona officinalis
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

02 / CONNECT THE NAMES

Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cinchona officinalis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

42 synonyms in this snapshot

Cascarilla officinalisName author: (L.) Ruiz
Cinchona academicaName author: Guibourt
Cinchona chahuargueraName author: Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona chahuragueraName author: Pav.
Cinchona chahuragueraName author: Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona coccineaName author: Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona colorataName author: C.J.Laubert
Cinchona condamineaName author: Bonpl.
Cinchona condaminea var. chahuargueraName author: Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona condaminea var. chahuragueraName author: DC.
Cinchona condaminea var. lanceolataName author: Wedd.
Cinchona condaminea var. veraName author: Wedd.
Cinchona crispaName author: Tafalla ex Howard
Cinchona cucumaefoliaName author: Pav. ex Lamb.
Cinchona lancifolia var. lanceolataName author: Roem. & Schult.
Cinchona lancifolia var. lanceolataName author: Schult.
Cinchona legitimaName author: Ruiz ex C.J.Laubert
Cinchona lucumifolia var. stupeaName author: Wedd.
Cinchona macrocalyx var. obtusifoliaName author: DC.
Cinchona macrocalyx var. uritusingaName author: DC.
Cinchona obtusifoliaName author: Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandiana-colorataName author: Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandiana-luteaName author: Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandianacolorataName author: Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. bonplandianaluteaName author: Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. condamineaName author: L.H.Bailey
Cinchona officinalis var. condamineaName author: (Humb. & Bonpl.) Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. crispaName author: (Tafalla ex Howard) Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. uritusingaName author: Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. uritusingaName author: (Pav. ex Howard) Howard
Cinchona officinalis var. veraName author: Cárdenas
Cinchona paltonName author: Pav.
Cinchona peruvianaName author: Mutis
Cinchona stupeaName author: Pav. ex Lamb.
Cinchona subcordataName author: Pav. ex Howard
Cinchona suberosaName author: Pav.
Cinchona uritusingaName author: Pav. ex Howard
Cinchona uritusingaName author: Pav. ex DC.
Cinchona vritusinoName author: Pav. ex DC.
Hindsia subandinaName author: K.Krause ex Ule
Quinquina officinalisName author: (L.) Kuntze
Quinquina paltonName author: (Pav.) Kuntze

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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