Remijia

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Remijia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Within the family, it is a member of the subfamily Cinchonoideae and the tribe Cinchoneae.

There are about 36 species in Remijia.{{cite web |title=Remijia |work=World Checklist of Rubiaceae At |publisher=Kew Gardens |url=http://www.kew.org/science/directory/projects/WorldRubiChecklist.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101130437/http://www.kew.org/science/directory/projects/WorldRubiChecklist.html |archive-date=2011-01-01 }} They are native to Peru and Brazil. Some of the species have hollow stems that harbor ants.David J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. {{ISBN|978-0-521-82071-4}}

The bark of Remijia contains 0.5%–2% of quinine, a chemical substance often used as a medicinal drug and flavour additive in tonic water. It is cheaper than the bark of Cinchona, another source of quinine. Because of its intense flavor, the bark of Remijia is used in making tonic water.Henry Hobhouse (2004) Šest rostlin, které změnily svět. Academia, Akademie věd České republiky, Praha, {{ISBN|80-200-1179-X}}, page 59. in Czech

No type species has ever been designated for Remijia. In 2005, two species were transferred from Remijia to a new genus, Ciliosemina.{{cite journal | last1 = Andersson | first1 = Lennart | last2 = Antonelli | first2 = Alexandre | year = 2005 | title = Phylogeny of the tribe Cinchoneae (Rubiaceae), its position in Cinchonoideae, and description of a new genus, Ciliosemina | journal = Taxon | volume = 54 | issue = 1| pages = 17–28 | doi=10.2307/25065299| jstor = 25065299 }}

Species

There are 45 recognised species:

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