Cinchona (disambiguation)

Cinchona can refer to

  • Cinchona, a genus in the Rubiaceae plant family
    • Jesuit's bark, also called cinchona: bark from any of several Cinchona species used to extract quinine used in medicine
  • Cinchona, Costa Rica, epicenter of the 2009 Costa Rica earthquake
  • USS Cinchona (AN-12), a World War II-era ship

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