Cinchona Lancifolia (Noun)
Meaning
Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark).
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Cinchona lancifolia is a Colombian tree native to the Andes mountains in South America, used as a source of medicinal bark.
- Cartagena bark is derived from the cinchona lancifolia tree and contains the active compound quinine, a treatment for malaria.
- In the early 17th century, the Spanish were the first Europeans to use cinchona lancifolia as a medicinal tree for the treatment of malaria.
- Historically cinchona lancifolia trees have been widely harvested for their valuable medicinal properties.
- Cartagena bark obtained from cinchona lancifolia is valued for its effectiveness against the mosquito-borne disease malaria.