Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Gentianales — the madder, bedstraw and coffee plants.

Etymologies

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From Latin rubia, from ruber.

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Examples

  • '' 'Rubiaceae' '' is a family of flowering plants, often called the [[madder]],

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Ashcraft 2010

  • The trees in the lower story usually include more evergreen species and members of the Rubiaceae family.

    Central American dry forests 2009

  • The annually flooded riverine forests are similar in both physiognomy and composition to the flooded forests of Amazonia with Amazonian families of Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Rubiaceae and Myrtaceae (Daly & Mitchell, 2000).

    Canaima National Park, Venezuela 2009

  • In the scrub layer, there is a diversity of liana species of the Asclepiadaceae family and shrubs of the Leguminosae and Rubiaceae families.

    Madagascar dry deciduous forests 2009

  • The tropical moist deciduous forests to the west and northwest of the Luang Prabang Range in northwestern Thailand and Laos are an extension of the teak (Tectona grandis) - dominated deciduous forests, but the vegetation community of the moist deciduous forests in the Meking plains, near Vientianne, are dominated by Fabaceae, Lythraceae, and Rubiaceae.

    Northern Khorat Plateau moist deciduous forests 2008

  • The most common vascular plant families are Rubiaceae, Melastomataceae, Orchidaceae, Bromeliaceae, and Cyperaceae.

    Caqueta moist forests 2008

  • The islands are now largely dominated by shrubby and grassy vegetation, with a few trees, principally represented by the Nyctaginaceae, Bignoniaceae, Anacardiaceae, Rubiaceae and Euphorbiaceae.

    Brazilian Atlantic Islands, Brazil 2008

  • The shrub layer in these forests includes Verbenaceae, Rubiaceae, and Euphorbiaceae, and the herbs include Acanthaceae, Tacca palmata, the root parasite Balanophora fungosa, and ground orchids such as Corymborkis.

    Timor and Wetar deciduous forests 2008

  • In this strip the angiosperm families with the most genera are Asteraceae (35), Orchidaceae (20), Leguminosae (20), Rubiaceae (20).

    Santa Marta montane forests 2008

  • Arborescent ferns, Melastomataceae, Mirtaceae, and Rubiaceae flourish in the brush story.

    Cuban moist forests 2008

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