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Rubia (madder)

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Taxonomy
Rubia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Rubia tinctorum.

It was assigned to Rubiaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Species
R. cordifolia, R. peregrina, R. tinctorum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Rubia Linnaeus
1991Rubia Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Lamiids
orderGentianales
familyRubiaceae
genusRubia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Rubia Linnaeus 1753 [madder]
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Rubia cordifolia Linnaeus 1768
Rubia peregrina Linnaeus 1753
Rubia tinctorum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available