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Cinchona is a genus of about 25 species in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America. They are large shrubs or small trees growing to 5-15 metres tall with evergreen foliage.
The leaves are opposite, rounded to lanceolate, 10-40 cm long. The flowers are white, pink or red, produced in terminal panicles. The fruit is a small capsule containing numerous seeds.
The name of the genus is due to Linnaeus, who named the tree in 1742 after a Countess of Chinchon, the wife of a viceroy of Peru, who, in 1638, was introduced by natives to the medicinal properties of the bark. Stories of the medicinal properties of this bark, however, are perhaps noted in journals as far back as the 1560s-1570s (see the Ortiz link below).
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Ackeelover Chronicles: travelogue trilogy ... 2nd gear ... Cinchona ... http://bit.ly/3Si7Dc [Cousin, you go where I wish I could.]
fyrfli (Camille) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:07:22 -0000
Ackeelover Chronicles: travelogue trilogy ... 2nd gear ... Cinchona ... http://bit.ly/3Si7Dc [Cousin, you go where I wish I could.]
Incider. Tuaca, apple cider Amaro, fresh lime juice, cinchona tincture. Really tasty http://moby.to/51sf4f
thirstymatty (Matthew Stober) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:51:37 -0000
Incider. Tuaca, apple cider Amaro, fresh lime juice, cinchona tincture. Really tasty http://moby.to/51sf4f
http://twitpic.com/p16l1 - Antes y después del terremoto de Cinchona, desde el aire
MarcoTVS (Marco T. Villegas) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:12:27 -0000
http://twitpic.com/p16l1 - Antes y después del terremoto de Cinchona, desde el aire
qué pasarÃa si en CR hubiera un desastre + grande q' el de cinchona? Fijo desaparece el paÃs entero
blackjackrose (blackjackrose) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:12:42 -0000
qué pasaría si en CR hubiera un desastre + grande q' el de cinchona? Fijo desaparece el país entero
Este año sà a sido complicado #crisis #cinchona #platina #puentes #avioneta #OAS espero que acabe pronto
simioarmado (Fabio Murillo ) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:43:11 -0000
Este año sí a sido complicado #crisis #cinchona #platina #puentes #avioneta #OAS espero que acabe pronto
El próximo viernes haremos la entrega oficial de las primeras casas para las familias afectadas por el terremoto #cinchona
FUPROVI (FUPROVI) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:43:14 -0000
El próximo viernes haremos la entrega oficial de las primeras casas para las familias afectadas por el terremoto #cinchona
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