From which part of Cinchona plant, quinine is obtained?

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(a) Bark of stem — Quinine is an alkaloid found in the stem bark of the cinchona tree. It has been used to treat malaria since the early 1600. The bark contains alkaloids, including quinine and quinidine. Cinchona is the only economically practical source of quinine, a drug that's still recommended for the treatment of Falciparum malaria. The bark of trees during this genus is the source of a spread of alkaloids, the foremost familiar of which is quinine, an antipyretic (anti-fever) agent especially useful in treating malaria.

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(B) Flower

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(C) Fruit

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(D) Leaves

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