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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
| Tribe: | Ophiorrhizeae |
| Genus: | Lerchea L. |
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Lerchea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. [1] It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. The genus is found from southern China to western Malesia.
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules and sympetalous actinomorphic flowers. The family contains about 13,500 species in about 620 genera, which makes it the fourth-largest angiosperm family. Rubiaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution; however, the largest species diversity is concentrated in the tropics and subtropics. Economically important genera include Coffea, the source of coffee, Cinchona, the source of the antimalarial alkaloid quinine, some dye plants, and ornamental cultivars.
Rubia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. 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, Rubia peregrina, and Rubia cordifolia.
Diospyros is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The majority are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark timber, are commonly known as ebony trees, while others are valued for their fruit and known as persimmon trees. Some are useful as ornamentals and many are of local ecological importance. Species of this genus are generally dioecious, with separate male and female plants.
Melastoma is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers.
Cephalanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about six species that are commonly known as buttonbush.
Nostolachma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Ochreinauclea is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It contains the following species :
Argostemma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It can be found in (sub)tropical Asia and western and west-central tropical Africa.
Christia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.
Neonauclea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 71 species. Neonauclea is a genus of shrubs and trees They are indigenous to China, India, Southeast Asia, Wallacea, New Guinea and Australia.
Naucleeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 183 species in 24 genera. Species belonging to Naucleeae occur from Australasia, tropical Asia, Madagascar, tropical Africa, and to the Neotropics and North America.
Xanthophytum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific.
Leptomischus is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to southern China and southeast Asia.
Chassalia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from tropical Africa to (sub)tropical Asia.
Coptophyllum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from the Nicobar Islands to western Malesia.
Damnacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Assam to temperate eastern Asia.
Ophiorrhizeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 364 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region.
Steenisia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to the island of Borneo.
Metadina trichotoma is the sole species in the monotypic genus Metadina in the family Rubiaceae. It was first described by Heinrich Zollinger and Alexandre Moritzi, with its current name by Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.
Hypobathrum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.
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