Rubiaceae - Wikipedia
Rubiaceae (/ r uː b i ˈ eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /) is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules …
Rubiaceae | Description, Characteristics, Species, & Facts
Rubiaceae, the madder family (order Gentianales) of flowering plants, consisting of 611 genera with more than 13,150 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees. The family is distributed primarily in tropical areas of the world. Economically important species include coffee and numerous ornamental plants.
Rubiaceae is a family with great economic importance, being the source of coffee, one of the most important crops in the world. Many genera are the source of commercial and traditional medicines. In addition, many species are cultivated as ornamentals for their beautiful flowers,
Rubia - Wikipedia
Rubia is the type genus of the Rubiaceae family of flowering plants, which also contains coffee. It contains around 80 species of perennial scrambling or climbing herbs and subshrubs native to the Old World.
List of Rubiaceae genera - Wikipedia
Full list of the genera in the family Rubiaceae. If the generic name is for an accepted genus, it will appear in bold italics followed by the author(s). If the name is a synonym, it will appear in italics followed by an equals sign (=) and the accepted name to which it is referred.
Rubiaceae - World of Flowering Plants
Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the Coffee, Madder, or Bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules.
Rubiaceae - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Rubiaceae are mainly tropical woody plants and consist mostly of trees and shrubs, less often of perennial to annual herbs (Mongrand et al., 2005). It contains over 50 species distributed in Africa south of the Sahara with one species occurring in Madagascar ( V. madagascariensis ).
Rubiaceae – Better Learning Through Botany
The Rubiaceae is the fourth largest flowering plant family with 13,500 species in 611 genera with the greatest diversity occurring in the subtropics. However, at least 20 genera occur in North America and one genus, Galium, occurring in the West Eugene Wetlands.
Time Tree of Rubiaceae: Phylogeny and Dating the Family, …
Rubiaceae are one of the largest families of plants, with ∼13,000 species. In this study, we have estimated the phylogeny for 534 Rubiaceae taxa from 329 genera with up to five different chloroplast regions by Bayesian analysis.
Rubiaceae | SpringerLink
Nov 11, 2017 · The Rubiaceae, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family, the fourth largest angiosperm family, in the order of Gentianales, is a family of flowering plants, containing about 13,500 species in approximately 611 genera, consisting of terrestrial trees,...
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