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Cinchona is a genus of about 25 species in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America. They are large shrubs or small trees growing to 5-15 metres tall with evergreen foliage. The leaves are opposite, rounded to lanceolate, 10-40 cm long. The flowers are white, pink or red, produced... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
Scientific Name: Cinchona
Taxon Rank: Genus
Higher Classification: Rubiaceae
Lower Classifications:
Cinchona pubescens, Cinchona officinalis

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manned :
gun and machine guns.

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USS Cinchona (AN-12) During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941, Cinchona manned both her machine guns and her 3" gun, and, as the enemy repeatedly strafed her deck, she closed the gaps in the net defenses protecting the dry-docks.

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USS Cinchona (AN-12) During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941, Cinchona manned both her machine guns and her 3" gun, and, as the enemy repeatedly strafed her deck, she closed the gaps in the net defenses protecting the dry-docks.

received  
stars.

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USS Cinchona (AN-12) Cinchona received two battle stars for World War II service.

conducted  
operations.

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USS Cinchona (AN-12) From 7 December 1944 to 30 June 1945 Cinchona conducted net operations, laid moorings, and aided in installing a pipeline at Guam.

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    Cinchona

    Cinchona is a genus of about 25 species in the family Rubiaceae, native to tropical South America. They are large shrubs or small trees growing to 5–15 metres tall with evergreen foliage.
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    USS Cinchona (AN-12)

    USS Cinchona (AN-12/YN-7) was an Aloe-class net laying ship which was assigned to serve the U.S. Navy during World War II with her protective anti-submarine nets. ... Cinchona arrived off newly invaded Saipan 16 June 1944.
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    Cinchona ledgeriana

    Cinchona ledgeriana is a plant indigenous to the eastern slopes of the Andes, where they grow from 1,500-3,000 meters in elevation in Colombia and Bolivia.
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    Cinchona officinalis

    Cinchona officinalis (Quinine Bark) is a tree native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation. This plant is used for the production of quinine, which is an anti-fever agent especially useful in the prevention and treatment of malaria.
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    Cinchona pubescens

    Cinchona pubescens is known for its bark's high quinine content- and has similar uses to Cinchona officinalis in the production of quinine, most famously used for treatment of malaria (Kinyuy et al. 1993).
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    Peru offers a branch of cinchona to Science (17th century engraving)

    Jesuit's bark

    Peru offers a branch of cinchona to Science (from a 17th century engraving). ... Jesuit's Bark, also called Peruvian Bark, is the historical name of the most celebrated specific remedy for all forms of malaria.
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    List of Rubiaceae genera

    Full list of the genera in the madder family (Rubiaceae) ... Cinchona L.
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    Quinidine

    Quinidine is a pharmaceutical agent that acts as a class I antiarrhythmic agent (Ia) in the heart. It is a stereoisomer of quinine, originally derived from the bark of the cinchona tree.
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    Quinic acid

    Quinic acid is a crystalline acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee beans, and other plant products and made synthetically by hydrolysis of chlorogenic acid. Quinic acid is also implicated in the perceived acidity of coffee.
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    Endoclita

    Endoclita is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. ... Recorded food plants: Albizia, Camellia, Cinchona, Crotalaria, Manihot, Tectona, Theobroma

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