Changes of Cinchona distribution over the past two centuries in the northern Andes

The Cinchona genus is important for humanity due to its ethnobotanical properties, and in particular its ability to prevent and treat malaria. However, there have been historical changes of Cinchona distribution in the tropical Andes that remain undocumented. In the late eighteenth and early ninetee...

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Published in:	Royal Society Open Science
Main Authors:	Carlos E. González-Orozco, Esther García Guillén, Nicolás Cuvi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Royal Society 2023-04-01
Subjects:	historical biogeography elevational shifts tropical Andes Ecuador Colombia
Online Access:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230229