| Rubia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Rubia tinctorum | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Rubieae |
| Genus: | Rubia L. |
| Type species | |
| Rubia tinctorum | |
Rubia is the type genus of the Rubiaceae family of flowering plants, which also contains coffea (coffee). It contains around 80 species of perennial scrambling or climbing herbs and subshrubs native to the Old World.[1]
The genus and its best-known species are commonly known as madder, e.g. Rubia tinctorum (common madder), Rubia peregrina (wild madder), and Rubia cordifolia (Indian madder).[2]
- ^ "Rubia in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae". Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ^ Cannon J, Cannon M (2002). Dye Plants and Dyeing (2 ed.). A & C Black. pp. 76–80. ISBN 978-0-7136-6374-7.