Botanical family · Gentianales
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
143 species in this family
A cosmopolitan family best known for coffee (Coffea) and quinine (Cinchona). Predominantly tropical trees, shrubs, and herbs with characteristic opposite leaves and interpetiolar stipules. The family includes important medicines and dyes.
- Opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules
- 4–5-merous tubular flowers
- Includes Coffee, Gardenia, Ixora
Species in RUBIACEAE
- HalduAdina cordifolia
- KadamAnthocephalus chinensis
- Panama RoseArachnothryx leucophylla
- South-Indian Corn-CockleArgostemma courtallense
- Basil-like Button WeedBorreria ocymoides
- Narrow Leaved CanthiumCanthium angustifolium
- Carray Cheddle, Coromandel Canthium, Honey-thorn, Wild jessamineCanthium parviflorum
- Emetic nut, Common Emetic nut, Mountain PomegranateCatunaregam spinosa
- Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloidesChassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides
- QuinineCinchona calisaya
- red cinchonaCinchona succirubra
- Arabian Coffee, CoffeeCoffea arabica
- Bengal CoffeeCoffea benghalensis
- Robusta CoffeeCoffea canephora
- Liberian CoffeeCoffea liberica
- Robusta CoffeeCoffea robusta
- Creeping DentellaDentella repens
- Cumbi-gum Tree, Dekamella-gum gardenia, Gummy cape jasmineGardenia gummifera
- Cape Jasmine, Bush Gardenia, Bunga CineGardenia jasminoides
- Indian BoxwoodGardenia latifolia
- Brilliant Gardenia, Gummy gardenia, White emetic nutGardenia resinifera
- Spinous Cape JasmineGardenia turgida
- snake pennywortGeophila repens
- Beach GardeniaGuettarda speciosa
- HalduHaldina cordifolia
- Hummingbird Bush, Scarlet Bush, Fire BushHamelia patens
- Jointed HedyotisHedyotis articularis subsp. santapaui
- Small-Flowered KohautiaHedyotis aspera
- Blue HedyotisHedyotis cyanantha
- Purple HedyotisHedyotis purpurascens
- Kadwa SiridHymenodictyon obovatum
- Bridal Couch Tree, KuthanHymenodictyon orixense
- Small-flowered Ixora, Torch treeIxora arborea
- gorbaleIxora brachiata
- Red Ixora, Jungle 'Geranium', Flame of the woods, Sacred Ixora, Jungle flame ixora, Needle flower, Sacred IxoraIxora coccinea
- Rosy IxoraIxora elongata
- White Jungle FlameIxora finlaysoniana
- Black IxoraIxora nigricans
- Large-Flower IxoraIxora notoniana
- Torch TreeIxora pavetta
- Many-Flowered IxoraIxora polyantha
- Sumatra KnoxiaKnoxia sumatrensis
- Tapering-Leaf Wool-FlowerLasianthus acuminatus
- Jack's Wool-flowerLasianthus jackianus
- MuynaMeyna laxiflora
- Tropical Girdle PodMitracarpus villosus
- True Kadamb, Kaim, Corn Snapdragon TreeMitragyna parvifolia
- Narrow-Leaf MorindaMorinda angustifolia
- Noni Tree, Great Morinda, Indian MulberryMorinda citrifolia
- Indian MulberryMorinda coreia
- Morinda treeMorinda pubescens
- Morinda treeMorinda pubescens var. stenophylla
- Mapoon Bush, Yellow-dyeMorinda reticulata
- NoniMorinda tinctoria
- Common Indian MulberryMorinda umbellata
- Red-leaved MussaendaMussaenda erythrophylla
- SchizomussaendaMussaenda frondosa
- White FlagMussaenda glabrata
- Lanceleaf StarvioletNeanotis lancifolia
- Delta-Petal StarvioletNeanotis montholonii
- Racemose StarvioletNeanotis rheedei
- Tubeflower StarvioletNeanotis tubulosa
- Kadamb TreeNeolamarckia cadamba
- Purple Neo-cheesewoodNeonauclea purpurea
- Kerala NeurocalyxNeurocalyx calycinus
- Blue Diamond FlowerOldenlandia affinis
- Flattop Nille GrassOldenlandia corymbosa
- Cluster Flower Mille Grains, Wild CorianderOldenlandia herbacea
- PankiOldenlandia pumila
- Dye Root, Chay RootOldenlandia umbellata
- Indian snake root, Mongoose plantOphiorrhiza mungos
- Wrinkled-Leaf Snake RootOphiorrhiza rugosa
- Hill Pavetta, Indian sorrelPavetta indica
- Tubeflower PavettaPavetta siphonantha
- Egyptian Starcluster, Pentas, Star flower, Star clusterPentas lanceolata
- Yellow MussaendaPseudomussaenda flava
- Dalzell's PsychotriaPsychotria dalzellii
- South Indian Wild CoffeePsychotria flavida
- Malabar PsychotriaPsychotria truncata
- Ceylon BoxwoodPsydrax dicoccos var. dicoccos
- Umbelled CanthiumPsydrax umbellata
- TamilnadiaRandia uliginosa
- False ipecac, Undulated ipecacRichardia scabra
- Sweet-smelling RondeletiaRondeletia odorata
- Indian MadderRubia cordifolia
- Indian SaprosmaSaprosma glomeratum
- Jointed ButtonweedSpermacoce articularis
- Shaggy ButtonweedSpermacoce hispida
- oval-leaf false-buttonweedSpermacoce latifolia
- Pacific False ButtonweedSpermacoce mauritiana
- shrubby false buttonweedSpermacoce verticillata
- Forest ChampaSpermadictyon suaveolens
- Asiatic TarennaTarenna asiatica
- Mountain WendlandiaWendlandia thyrsoidea
- Benkara malabarica
- Borreria pusilla
- Canthium glabrum
- Canthium rheedei
- Canthium travancoricum
- Catunaregam rugulosa
- Diplospora singularis
- Hedyotis eualata var. agastyamalayana
- Hedyotis hirsutissima
- Hedyotis neesiana
- Hedyotis rajasekaranii
- Hedyotis shettyi
- Ixora johnsonii
- Ixora lanceolaria
- Ixora lawsonii
- Ixora monticola
- Ixora saulierei
- Ixora sivarajiana
- Knoxia wightiana
- Lasianthus capitulatus
- Lasianthus dichotomus
- Mussaenda tomentosa
- Mycetia acuminata
- Neanotis monosperma var. tirunelvelica
- Ochreinauclea missionis
- Octotropis travancorica
- Oldenlandia stocksii
- Ophiorrhiza brunonis
- Ophiorrhiza grandiflora
- Ophiorrhiza nairii
- Ophiorrhiza radicans
- Pavetta brunonis
- Pavetta crassicaulis
- Pavetta hispidula
- Pavetta zeylanica
- Psychotria adenophylla
- Psychotria anamallayana
- Psychotria elongata
- Psychotria nigra
- Psychotria nilgiriensis
- Psychotria octosulcata
- Psydrax ficiformis
- Randia brandisii
- Randia candolleana
- Randia rugulosa
- Saprosma ceylanicum
- Tarenna nilagirica
- Uncaria sessilifructus
- Wendlandia tinctoria subsp. tinctoria
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