Red quinine bark
Cinchona pubescens
Commercially important source of quinine and other antimalarial cinchona alkaloids extracted from the bark.
Family
Rubiaceae
Temperature
17-25°C (absolute 9-28°C)
Rainfall
2500-3500mm (absolute 1400-4000mm)
Altitude
800-3500m
Soil pH
5-6 (absolute 4.5-6.5)
Soil types
humid tropical highland