Rubia

From Latin rubia (“madder (dye)”), from ruber (“red”).

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – some climbing herbs, several called madder.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Rubiaceae - family; Rubioideae - subfamily; Rubieae - tribe

• (genus): Rubia tinctorum (common madder, dyer's madder) - type species; Rubia acaliculata, Rubia aculeata, Rubia acuminata, Rubia affinis, Rubia agostinhoi, Rubia aitchisonii, Rubia akane, Rubia alaica, Rubia alata, Rubia albicaulis, Rubia albo-costata, Rubia anglica, Rubia angustifolia, Rubia angustissima, Rubia aparine, Rubia argyi, Rubia aspera, Rubia asperrima, Rubia atropurpurea, Rubia aucheri, Rubia balearica, Rubia barcinonensis, Rubia bocconi, Rubia borealis, Rubia brachypoda, Rubia braunii, Rubia brevicaulis, Rubia brownei, Rubia canariensis, Rubia caramanica, Rubia charifolia, Rubia chekiangensis, Rubia chilensis, Rubia chinensis, Rubia chitralensis, Rubia ciliata, Rubia clematidifolia, Rubia clematifolia, Rubia clementi, Rubia conotricha, Rubia cordata, Rubia cordifolia (Indian madder or munjeet, common madder), Rubia corymbosa, Rubia crassipes, Rubia cretacea, Rubia cretica, Rubia crocea, Rubia cruciata, Rubia dalmatica, Rubia danaensis, Rubia davisiana, Rubia debilis, Rubia deserticola, Rubia diffusa, Rubia diphylla, Rubia discolor, Rubia dolichophylla, Rubia doniettii, Rubia edgeworthii, Rubia ephedroides, Rubia equisetoides, Rubia erratica, Rubia esquirolii, Rubia falciformis, Rubia florida, Rubia fontqueri, Rubia fruticosa, Rubia galioides, Rubia garrettii, Rubia gedrosiaca, Rubia glabra, Rubia gracilis, Rubia graeca, Rubia grandifolia, Rubia grandis, Rubia gratiosa, Rubia guadaloupensis, Rubia guadalupensis, Rubia haematantha, Rubia haenkeana, Rubia hexaphylla, Rubia himalayensis, Rubia hirsuta, Rubia hirta, Rubia hispida, Rubia hispidicaulis, Rubia horrida, Rubia hypocarpia, Rubia iberica, Rubia incana, Rubia indecora, Rubia indica, Rubia infundibularis, Rubia intricata, Rubia javana, Rubia jesoensis, Rubia komarovii, Rubia kotschyi, Rubia krascheninnikovii, Rubia kurramensis, Rubia laevigata, Rubia laevis, Rubia laevissima, Rubia lanceolata, Rubia latipetala, Rubia laurae, Rubia laxiflora, Rubia leiocaulis, Rubia linearifolia, Rubia linii, Rubia linnaeana, Rubia longifolia, Rubia longipetiolata, Rubia lucida, Rubia magna, Rubia maillardi, Rubia mandersii, Rubia manjith, Rubia margaritifera, Rubia maymanensis, Rubia melanocarpa, Rubia membranacea, Rubia micans, Rubia mitis, Rubia mollugo, Rubia monantha, Rubia montana, Rubia mucronata, Rubia munjista, Rubia munjith, Rubia nankotaizana, Rubia nephrophylla, Rubia nitida, Rubia noxia, Rubia olivieri, Rubia olivierii, Rubia oncotricha, Rubia oppositifolia, Rubia orinocensis, Rubia ovalis, Rubia ovatifolia, Rubia pallida, Rubia palustris, Rubia pauciflora, Rubia pavlovii, Rubia pedicellata, Rubia peregrina (wild madder), Rubia petiolaris, Rubia philippinensis, Rubia podantha, Rubia polyphlebia, Rubia pratensis, Rubia pseudogalium, Rubia pterygocaulis, Rubia pubescens, Rubia purpurea, Rubia pusilla, Rubia ramosissima, Rubia rechingeri, Rubia regelii, Rubia relbun, Rubia requienii, Rubia rezniczenkoana, Rubia richardiana, Rubia rigida, Rubia rigidifolia, Rubia rotundifolia, Rubia rupestris, Rubia rupicola, Rubia ruwenzoriensis, Rubia salicifolia, Rubia sativa, Rubia scabra, Rubia scandens, Rubia schugnanica, Rubia schumanniana, Rubia secunda, Rubia sellowiana, Rubia siamensis, Rubia sikkimensis, Rubia splendens, Rubia sylvatica, Rubia sylvestris, Rubia syrticola, Rubia tatarica, Rubia techensis, Rubia tenuifolia, Rubia tenuis, Rubia tetragona, Rubia thunbergii, Rubia tibetica, Rubia trachyantha, Rubia transalaica, Rubia transcaucasica, Rubia trichocarpa, Rubia tricornis, Rubia triflora, Rubia truppeliana, Rubia tuberculosa, Rubia uruguayensis, Rubia ustulata, Rubia valantioides, Rubia velutina, Rubia vera, Rubia vilis, Rubia wallichiana, Rubia walteri, Rubia yunnanensis (species)

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Rubia

1. a surname