Biology PYQ 34 of 227 · Plant Kingdom & Classification

In which part of the cinchona plant does quinine occur naturally?

  1. ARoot
  2. BFruit
  3. CSeed
  4. DBark

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Correct answer: (d) Bark

Explanation

Quinine, the classic antimalarial drug, is obtained from the bark of the cinchona tree.

It acts against the malaria parasite Plasmodium and was historically the only effective remedy.

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