Yellow cinchona
Cinchona calisaya
Bark yields quinine and quinidine alkaloids used pharmaceutically and in tonic water flavoring.
Family
Rubiaceae
Temperature
17-24°C (absolute 7-28°C)
Rainfall
2500-3000mm (absolute 1400-3800mm)
Altitude
400-3000m
Soil pH
5-6 (absolute 4.5-6.5)
Soil types
humid tropical highland