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Q.Find the correct pair:

(a) Cinnamomum bark - Cinchona
(b) Quinine - Acacia senegal
(c) Gum Arabic - Cinnamomum zeylanicum
(d) Rubber - Hevea brasiliensis
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Rubber – Hevea brasiliensis is the correctly matched pair; the other three options swap the source plants around.

Check each pair against its real economic-botany source:

  • Cinnamon bark actually comes from Cinnamomum zeylanicum, not Cinchona (Cinchona bark is the source of quinine). So option (a) is wrong.
  • Quinine is obtained from Cinchona bark, not from Acacia senegal (which yields gum arabic). So option (b) is wrong. …

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