Rubiaceae
family of plants
Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the madder, bedstraw, or coffee family. There are about 600 genera and more than 10,000 species in Rubiaceae.
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| Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum) | |
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| Family: | Rubiaceae |
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| Rubia | |
There are three subfamilies: Rubioideae, Cinchonoideae and Ixoroideae.
References and other websites
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Wikispecies has information on: Rubiaceae.
- Rubiaceae Archived 2013-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, Henriquezaceae Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine, Dialypetalanthaceae Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Theligonaceae Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine and Naucleaceae Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine http://delta-intkey.com Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
- MOBOT Rubiaceae