Cinchona barbacoensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub, tree, or liana, with papery leaves, pinkish flowers, and dehiscent capsule fruits. The species is native to Colombia and Ecuador.
Cinchona barbacoensis was described in 1859, and is listed as of Least Concern by the IUCN.
Taxonomy The species was described by Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten in 1859.
Distribution Cinchona barbacoensis is native to western Colombia and Carchi Province, Ecuador. It grows at elevations of up to , but usually below .
Description Cinchona barbacoensis is a shrub, tree, or liana that grows up to high.
The leaves are papery when dry, elliptical or obovate, long, and wide. The leaf stems are long.
The calyx is long, and has long lobes. The corolla is a pinkish tube, measuring long. The tube has long lobes.
The fruits are dehiscent, more or less cylindrical capsules, measuring long, and wide. The endocarp is more or less papery. The seens are around long, and wide.
The species is distinguished by its short calyx lobes, long capsules, and long, narrow seeds.
Hybrids Cinchona barbacoensis may hybridise with Cinchona pubescens.
Uses Cinchona barbacoensis is used as a medicine.
Conservation In 2023, the IUCN assessed Cinchona barbacoensis as of Least Concern.
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