It is known since pre-Hispanic times " the tree of the quina"...Cinchona officinalis..considered the National tree of Peru....The Incas used the bark of this Rubiaceae species in the treatment of infectious diseases..that is why it is included in our Peruvian National emblem.. pic.twitter.com/xLYkHD70TS — Gaby Chavez Descalzi (@gabychavezd1) April 25, 2020
It is known since pre-Hispanic times " the tree of the quina"...Cinchona officinalis..considered the National tree of Peru....The Incas used the bark of this Rubiaceae species in the treatment of infectious diseases..that is why it is included in our Peruvian National emblem.. pic.twitter.com/xLYkHD70TS