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Rubiaceae (coffee)

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Rubiaceae Jussieu p. 196
1919Rubiaceae Knowlton
2000Rubiaceae Mabberley
2008Rubiaceae Taylor et al. p. 1030
2016Rubiaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 19

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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
familyRubiaceae

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.

Fm. Rubiaceae Jussieu 1789 [coffee]
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G. Anthocephalus Richard 1830
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†Anthocephalus siwalica Prasad and Awasthi 1996
G. Asperula Linnaeus 1753 [woodruff]
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Asperula arvensis Linnaeus 1753
Asperula cynanchica Linnaeus 1753
Asperula odorata Linnaeus 1753
Asperula pyrenaica Linnaeus 1753
Asperula taurina Linnaeus 1753
Asperula tinctoria Linnaeus 1753
G. †Canthidium Unger 1850
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†Canthidium radobojanum Unger 1850
G. Canthium Lamarck 1783
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†Canthium siwalica Prasad and Dwivedi 2007
G. Cephalanthus Linnaeus 1753
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G. Chaetostachydium Airy Shaw 1965
G. †Cinchonidium Unger 1850
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†Cinchonidium copeanum Lesquereux 1873
†Cinchonidium ovale Lesquereux 1883
†Cinchonidium racemosum Unger 1850
†Cinchonidium turneri Knowlton 1901
G. Coccochondra Rauschert 1982
G. Coprosma Forster and Forster 1775
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†Coprosma incerta Berry 1938
G. Denscantia Cabral and Bacigalupo 2001
G. Diplospora de Candolle 1830
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†Diplospora siwalica Prasad and Awasthi 1996
G. Exostema Richard 1808
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G. Ferdinandusa Pohl 1829
G. Galium Linnaeus 1753 [bedstraw]
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Galium aparine Linnaeus 1753
Galium bermudense Linnaeus 1753
Galium boreale Linnaeus 1753
Galium glaucum Linnaeus 1753
Galium minutum Linnaeus 1753
Galium mollugo Linnaeus 1753
Galium palustre Linnaeus 1753
Galium parisiense Linnaeus 1753
Galium purpureum Linnaeus 1753
Galium pusillum Linnaeus 1753
Galium rotundifolium Linnaeus 1753
Galium rubioides Linnaeus 1753
Galium rubrum Linnaeus 1753
Galium saxatile Linnaeus 1753
Galium scabrum Linnaeus 1753
Galium spurium Linnaeus 1753
Galium tinctorium Linnaeus 1753
Galium trifidum Linnaeus 1753
Galium uliginosum Linnaeus 1753
Galium verum Linnaeus 1753
G. Gardenia Ellis 1761
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†Gardenia nainitalensis Prasad 1994
†Gardenia palaeoturgida Lakhanpal and Awasthi 1984
G. †Grumileophyllum Geyler 1887
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G. Guettarda Linnaeus 1753 [velvetseed]
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†Guettarda cookei Berry 1921
Guettarda speciosa Linnaeus 1753
G. Hamiltonia Roxburgh 1806
G. Hodgkinsonia Mueller 1861
G. Hoffmannia Swartz 1788
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†Hoffmannia protogea Engelhardt 1891
G. Ixora Linnaeus 1753 [West Indian jasmine]
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Ixora coccinea Linnaeus 1753
†Ixora purniyagiriensis Prasad et al. 2017
G. †Ixorophyllum Geyler 1887
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†Ixorophyllum anceps Geyler 1887
G. Jackiopsis Ridsdale 1979
G. Martensianthus Borhidi and Lozada-Pérez 2011
G. Mericarpaea Boissier 1843
G. Mitragyna Korthals
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†Mitragyna tertiara Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999
G. †Mitragynaxylon Koeniguer and Lemoigne 1973
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†Mitragynaxylon gevini Koeniguer and Lemoigne 1973
G. Morinda Linnaeus 1753
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Morinda citrifolia Linnaeus 1753
†Morinda palaeotinctoria Prasad 1994
Morinda royoc Linnaeus 1753
†Morinda siwalica Prasad 1994
Morinda umbellata Linnaeus 1753
G. Mussaenda Linnaeus 1753
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Mussaenda frondosa Linnaeus 1753
G. Mussaendopsis Baillon 1879
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†Mussaendopsis suborbiculatus Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999
G. Nauclea Linnaeus 1762
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†Nauclea seriaensis Prasad and Dwivedi 2007
G. Neanotis Lewis 1966
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Neanotis indica de Candolle 1830
G. Neohymenopogon Bennet 1981
G. Nertera Banks et al. 1788
G. Oldenlandia Linnaeus 1753
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Oldenlandia biflora Linnaeus 1753
Oldenlandia corymbosa Linnaeus 1753
Oldenlandia umbellata Linnaeus 1753
Oldenlandia uniflora Linnaeus 1753
G. Ophiorrhiza Linnaeus 1753
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Ophiorrhiza mitreola Linnaeus 1753
Ophiorrhiza mungos Linnaeus 1753
G. †Palaeocoprosmadites Ramanujam 1966
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G. †Paleorubiaceaepites Biswas 1962
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G. Pavetta Linnaeus 1753 [bride's bush]
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Pavetta indica Linnaeus 1753
G. Psychotria Linnaeus 1753
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†Psychotria eogenica Berry 1929
†Psychotria grandifolia Engelhardt 1891
G. †Psychotriphyllum Deane 1902
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G. Randia Linnaeus 1753 [indigoberry]
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Randia aculeata Linnaeus 1753
†Randia miouncaria Prasad and Dwivedi 2007
†Randia miowallichii Prasad 1990
Randia mitis Linnaeus 1753
†Randia palaeofasciculata Prasad and Awasthi 1996
†Randia tanakpurensis Prasad et al. 2017
G. Rubia Linnaeus 1753 [madder]
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Rubia cordifolia Linnaeus 1768
Rubia peregrina Linnaeus 1753
Rubia tinctorum Linnaeus 1753
G. †Rubiaceaecarpum Menzel 1913
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G. †Rubiaceocarpum Kräusel 1939
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†Rubiaceocarpum markgrafi Kräusel 1939
G. †Rubioides Perkins 1904
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†Rubioides lignita Perkins 1904
G. †Rubioxylon Hofmann 1952
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†Rubioxylon naucleoides Hofmann 1952
G. Schumanniophyton Harms 1897
G. Spermacoce Linnaeus 1753 [false buttonweed]
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Spermacoce hispida Linnaeus 1753
Spermacoce tenuior Linnaeus 1753
G. †Valerianellites Saporta 1862
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†Valerianellites capitatus Saporta 1862
G. Wendlandia Bartling 1830
G. Wittmackanthus Kuntze 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available