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Myroxylon peruiferum

Myroxylon peruiferum

L. f.
Quina Colorada

Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Synonyms: myrospermum pedicellatum.





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Myroxylon peruiferum, or quina, is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native to tropical forests of North and South America.

There is some historical documentation that could indicate this tree was the original species used to produce the fever remedy known as Peruvian Bark or Jesuit´s Bark, which was synthesized by Jesuit missionaries in the 1600s from their observations of indigenous healers working with local flora. This remedy later became connected to the cinchona tree, also native to Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia, which produces quinine, a natural alkaloid that is effective against malaria. The two trees are not in the same taxonomic order or family.

Some contemporary resources do point to other traditional medicinal uses of Myroxylon peruiferum among communities who are familiar with the species.

Source: Wikipedia, article Myroxylon peruiferum. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 4

Foto
Photography ID: 606156
  Adult

Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/13/2024
Diego Carus
Foto
Photography ID: 467218
♂ ♀
  Adult

Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
10/19/2021
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 467217
♂ ♀
  Adult

Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
10/19/2021
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 467216
♂ ♀
  Adult

Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
10/19/2021
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
217898213/10/2024ArgentinaJujuySendero La Junta, Parque Nacional CalileguaDiego Carus
148390419/10/2021ArgentinaSaltaPlaza 9 de Julio, Salta (Capital)Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Myroxylon peruiferum – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.