cinchona tree in Podcasts
personThe cinchona tree is a source of quinine, used to treat malaria, and was transported in Wardian cases to establish plantations.
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The houseplant that changed the British Empire
The other incredibly important plant that was transported in a Wardian case, that would be quinine from the cinchona tree.