Rubia Linnaeus 1753 (madder)

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Parent taxon: Rubiaceae according to M. S. Chauhan 1991

Sister taxa: Anthocephalus, Asperula, Canthidium, Canthium, Cephalanthus, Chaetostachydium, Cinchonidium, Coccochondra, Coprosma, Denscantia, Diplospora, Exostema, Ferdinandusa, Galium, Gardenia, Grumileophyllum, Guettarda, Hamiltonia, Hodgkinsonia, Hoffmannia, Ixora, Ixorophyllum, Jackiopsis, Martensianthus, Mericarpaea, Mitragyna, Mitragynaxylon, Morinda, Mussaenda, Mussaendopsis, Nauclea, Neanotis, Neohymenopogon, Nertera, Oldenlandia, Ophiorrhiza, Palaeocoprosmadites, Paleorubiaceaepites, Pavetta, Psychotria, Psychotriphyllum, Randia, Rubiaceaecarpum, Rubiaceocarpum, Rubioides, Rubioxylon, Schumanniophyton, Spermacoce, Valerianellites, Wendlandia, Wittmackanthus

Subtaxa: Rubia cordifolia Rubia peregrina Rubia tinctorum

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Type: Rubia tinctorum

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: found only at Rewalsar Lake ( of India)

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