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Rubia thunbergii (Rubia thunbergii)

Description

Rubia thunbergii is a measles crop species described by Dc. Rubia thunbergii is part of the Rubia genus and the Rubiaceae family Rubia is a genus of flowering plants. It contains around 80 species of perennial scrambling or climbing herbs and subshrubs native to the Old World.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).

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Rubiaceae

              • Genus: Rubia