Rubiaceae

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Rubia +‎ -aceae. From Rubia (“genus”), from Latin rubia (“red madder dye”), from ruber (“the colour red”). === Proper noun === Rubiaceae f pl A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales – including the madder, bedstraw and coffee plants. Synonym: madder family ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Antirheoideae, Cinchonoideae, Ixoroideae, Rubioideae - subfamilies Catesbaea - selected genera ==== Descendants ==== → Chinese: 茜草科 (qiàncǎo kē) (calque) ⇒ English: rubiaceous, → madder family (calque) → Japanese: 茜科 (Akane-ka) (calque) → Russian: маре́новые (marénovyje) (calque) ==== Translations ==== === References === Rubiaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Rubiaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Rubiaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Rubiaceae at APWeb Rubiaceae at Plants of the World Online Rubiaceae at Tropicos Rubiaceae at Germplasm Resources Information Network Rubiaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Rubiaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information Rubiaceae at World Register of Marine Species “Rubiaceae”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026