View crop

View crop Data sheet EcoPort

Cinchona ledgeriana

AuthorityMoens
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Asteridae:Rubiales:Rubiaceae
Synonyms
Common names
Editor
Ecocrop code4564



Notes
SOURCES (C. ledgeriana Moens ex Tremen)
Purseglove J 1974 pp 452-458 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, DRA, FER, PH, LIMITS]
Kernick M 1961 pp 219
Nair P 1980 pp 261-264 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, FER, DRA, USE]

KILLING T
Tolerant to below 7°C.

GROWING PERIOD
Fastgrowing perennial evergreen tree. Trees are uprooted and harvested after 8-12 years, fruits ripen in about 240 days.

COMMON NAMES
Yellow quinine.

FURTHER INF
Yellow quinine can be grown in the tropics at altitudes from 1000-2000 m. The tree can grow 6-16 m in height. Mentioned as a useful agroforestry species. The tree need protection from high winds.
Sources