Definition of Cinchona calisaya

1. Noun. Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark.

Exact synonyms: Calisaya, Cinchona Ledgeriana, Cinchona Officinalis
Group relationships: Genus Chinchona, Genus Cinchona
Generic synonyms: Chinchona, Cinchona

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinchona Calisaya

Cimarron River
Cimbrian
Cimbrians
Cimbric
Cimbáeth
Cimex
Cimex lectularius
Cimicidae
Cimicifuga
Cimicifuga americana
Cimicifuga foetida
Cimicifuga racemosa
Cimino
Cimmerian
Cimmerians
Cinchona calisaya
Cinchona cordifolia
Cinchona lancifolia
Cinchona ledgeriana
Cinchona officinalis
Cinchona pubescens
Cincinnati
Cincinnatian
Cincinnatians
Cincinnatus
Cinclidae
Cinclus
Cinclus aquaticus
Cinclus mexicanus
Cinco de Mayo

Literary usage of Cinchona calisaya

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1851)
"... though on the continent, this. bark is more usually known as cinchona calisaya. ... and to which he has given the name of cinchona calisaya. ..."

2. Manual of therapeutics: Referring Especially to the Products of the by Davis & Company Parke, Parke, Davis & Company (1909)
"cinchona calisaya bark, 40 grs. Bismuth and Ammonium citrate, b grs. Calisaya. ... cinchona calisaya bark, 80 grs. Tinct. citro-chloride of Iron, 48 mills. ..."

3. Proceedings by Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain) (1883)
"Java- nica; cinchona calisaya, verde ; cinchona calisaya, morada form. Grey Barks—Cinchona Peruviana; Cinchona nitida; Cinchona micrantha. ..."

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