Rubiaceae
Sign in to saveRubiaceae () 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 and sympetalous actinomorphic flowers. The family contains about 14,200 species in about 615 genera, which makes it the fourth-largest angiosperm family by number of species. Rubiaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution; however, the largest species diversity is concentrated in the tropics and subtropics. Economically important genera include Coffea, the source
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Rubiaceae is a large family of flowering plants that includes coffee, madder, and bedstraw species, containing roughly 14,200 species distributed worldwide with the greatest variety in tropical and subtropical regions. The family is economically significant because it includes the genus Coffea, which is the source of coffee, making it important to global agriculture and commerce.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
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24 sectionsContents
- Description
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Flower biology
- Fruit biology
- Associations with other organisms
- Systematics
- Taxonomy
- Subfamilies and tribes
- [[Rubioideae]]
- Dialypetalanthoideae
- Genera
- Phylogeny
- Evolution
- Uses
- Food
- Beverage
- Medicinal
- Ornamentals
- Dyes
- Culture
- Image gallery
- References
- External links
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 and sympetalous actinomorphic flowers. The family contains about 14,200 species in about 615 genera, which makes it the fourth-largest angiosperm family by number of species. Rubiaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution; however, the largest species diversity is concentrated in the tropics and subtropics. Economically important genera include Coffea, the source of coffee; Cinchona, the source of the antimalarial alkaloid quinine; ornamental cultivars (e.g., Gardenia, Ixora, Pentas); and historically some dye plants (e.g., Rubia).
==Description== The Rubiaceae are morphologically easily recognizable as a coherent group by a combination of characters: opposite or whorled leaves that are simple and entire, interpetiolar stipules, tubular sympetalous actinomorphic corollas and an inferior ovary.