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Definition of Genus Chinchona
1. Noun. Large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rubiaceae, Madder Family, Rubiaceae
Member holonyms: Chinchona, Cinchona, Cartagena Bark, Cinchona Cordifolia, Cinchona Lancifolia, Calisaya, Cinchona Calisaya, Cinchona Ledgeriana, Cinchona Officinalis, Cinchona Pubescens, Cinchona Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Chinchona
Literary usage of Genus Chinchona
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Spanish Colonial Literature in South America by Bernard Moses (1922)
"Published by Lambert (AB) in An illustration of the genus Chinchona, etc. London,
1821. — and Pavón (José). ..."
2. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1868)
"... as well as of the result of these researches in the description of eight
species of plants enumerated as of the genus Chinchona, two of the ..."
3. Peruvian Bark: A Popular Account of the Introduction of Chinchona by Clements Robert Markham (1880)
"... established the genus CHINCHONA,{ in honour of the Countess Ana of Chin- chon.
He, however, only knew of two species, that of Loxa, which was named C. ..."
4. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1868)
"At the end of this volume, "A complete List" of the species ever referred to the
genus Chinchona is given, filling four and a half pages. ..."
5. Science Papers: Chiefly Pharmacological and Botanical by Daniel Hanbury (1876)
"But most unfortunately, Linnaeus was misinformed as to the name of her whom he
desired to honour;"—and instead of calling his new genus Chinchona, he termed ..."
6. Days with Industrials: Adventures and Experiences Among Curious Industries by Alexander Hay Japp (1889)
"The genus Chinchona includes as many as thirty-six species, but only about a
dozen of these are found available for yield for medical purposes. ..."
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