MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC CROPS (2+1)

Varieties

• Cinchona is a naturally cross-pollinated plant, due to which a great deal of admixture has taken place among the various species and the present stands of cinchona are only crosses between these various species.
  


• An outstanding clone – No.701 – containing over 12% of quinine sulphate in the bark has been spotted by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and is propagated on an extensive scale in the Nilgiris and Anamalai hills.