Rubiaceae

Rubia L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 109 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Angola, Assam, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Free State, Great Britain, Greece, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Selvagens, Sicilia, Sinai, Somalia, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Argentina Northwest, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile Central, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, New York, Switzerland

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 47 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl.1:109 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 47 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 109 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2013 Poilane, E. [15581] Cambodia K000771457 No
Aug 6, 2004 Gaerlan, Alvarez; Garcia [PPI 2537] Madagascar K000172834 No
Jan 1, 1993 s.coll. [s.n.] Nepal K000031857 Type Yes
Kotschy, K.G.T. [245] Iran K000772287 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [6207] Burma K000031860 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [6208] Nepal K000031859 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6207] Burma K001123301 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6210] Nepal K001123314 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0