Rubiaceae

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.

Rubiaceae
Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae Juss.
Type genus
Rubia L.

There are three subfamilies: Rubioideae, Cinchonoideae and Ixoroideae.

References and other websites

• Rubiaceae Archived 2013-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, Henriquezaceae Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine, Dialypetalanthaceae Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Theligonaceae Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine and Naucleaceae Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval. Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine http://delta-intkey.com Archived 2007-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
• MOBOT Rubiaceae