Rubiaceae facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids 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.

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Alberta magna
Arachnothryx leucophylla
Asperula tinctoria
Bikkia philippinensis
Chiococca alba
Coffea arabica
Galium uliginosum
Gardenia thunbergia
Ixora coccinea
Ixora javanica
Mitragyna speciosa
Morinda pubescens
Nertera granadensis
Psychotria poeppigiana
Sherardia arvensis

See also

In Spanish: Rubiaceae para niños

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