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OverviewAI-generated
Rubia tinctorum, commonly known as dyer's madder, Meekrap, or Dutch madder, is a species in the plant family Rubiaceae. It belongs to the genus Rubia and is classified within the order Gentianales. The plant produces fruit in the form of a drupe and has been used as a medicinal plant. It is also the source of the dye rose madder.
The species is native to several regions, including Afghanistan, Albania, Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, and Kirgizstan. Its range also includes Xinjiang. Records of the plant have been documented in the United States, with occurrences held by institutions such as NY, USU, DBG, RENO, and BRY.
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Species
Rubia tinctorum
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
IV, V, RM, VII, VIII, IX, X
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 681
- With media
- 594
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- NY, USU, DBG, RENO, BRY
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rubia
- Image
- Rubia tinctorum flowers.jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- Rubia tinctorum
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Rubia tinctorum
- Commons gallery
- Rubia tinctorum
- taxon common name
- 染色茜草
- has fruit type
- drupe
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- short name
- R. tinctorum
- taxon range
- Xinjiang
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Encyclopedic overview
Rubia tinctorum, the rose madder or common madder or dyer's madder, is a herbaceous perennial plant species belonging to the bedstraw and coffee family Rubiaceae. The type genus of the whole Rubiaceae family of around 80 flowering plants is called Rubia.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rubia tinctorum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.