Cinchona nitida Ruiz & Pav.

This species is known only from central Peru, at 2000-3000 m in cloud forest.

This species is found in a small area and can be overlooked. It was separated by Andersson (1998) as having thicker-textured elliptic leaves that are not shiny above and have tufted domatia (that is, dense tufts of hairs on the lower surface at the junction of the midvein and secondary veins, where tiny mites live), the calyx limb 2.5-3 mm long, somewhat larger flowers with the corolla tube 14-15 mm long, and thinner-textured capsules. This species is similar in general aspect to Cinchona officinalis, with smaller flowers and pit domatia on the leaves, and to Cinchona pubescens, with thinner-textured, usually broader leaves.

Cinchona nitida là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thiến thảo. Loài này được Ruiz & Pav. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1799.