Cinchona asperifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a tree with papery leaves, and capsule fruits. The species is native to Bolivia and Peru.
Cinchona asperifolia was described in 1848, and is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.
Taxonomy The species was described by Hugh Algernon Weddell in 1848. The type collection was made at Pajonales, at an elevation of around .
Distribution Cinchona asperifolia is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Bolivia (La Paz) and Peru. The species grows in forests, at elevations of .
Description Cinchona asperifolia is a tree. It grows up to high, and the trunk is up to wide. The leaf stems are long. The leaves are ovate to elliptical, long, wide, and papery when dry.
The calyx is around long, and has lobes that are around long. The fruits are capsules, which are long, wide, dehiscent, and have a firm, papery, endocarp. The seeds are irregularly elliptical, long, and wide.
Conservation In 2023, the IUCN assessed Cinchona asperifolia as Endangered.
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