Rubiaceae

Rubiaceae
Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Juss.
Type genus
Rubia L.

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.

There are three subfamilies: Rubioideae, Cinchonoideae and Ixoroideae.

References and other websites

Look up Rubiaceae in Wikispecies, a directory of species

• Rubiaceae, Henriquezaceae, Dialypetalanthaceae Theligonaceae and Naucleaceae in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. http://delta-intkey.com
• MOBOT Rubiaceae