| Rubiaceae | |
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| Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum) | |
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| Family: | Rubiaceae |
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| Rubia | |
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.
There are three subfamilies: Rubioideae, Cinchonoideae and Ixoroideae.