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, ornamental cultivars, and historically some dye plants.
Genipa is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae. This genus is native to the American tropical forests.
Oldenlandia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is pantropical in distribution and has about 240 species. The type species for the genus is Oldenlandia corymbosa.
Blepharidium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus contains only one species, viz. Blepharidium guatemalense, which is native to Guatemala, Honduras and southern Mexico. Older works might mention two species.
Faramea is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae.
Manettia angamarcensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Manettia canescens is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Manettia herthae is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Manettia holwayi is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Manettia lilacina is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Manettia nebulosa is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Manettia nubigena is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Manettia pichinchensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Manettia skutchii is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Manettia stenocalyx is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Manettia teresitae is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Vanguerieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 655 species in 30 genera. It is one of the most species-rich groups within the family and it is distributed across the Paleotropics.
Ixoroideae is a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 4000 species in 27 tribes.
Spermacoceae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 1346 species in 57 genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics and subtropics.
Dr. Charlotte M. Taylor is a botanist and professor specialising in taxonomy and conservation. She works with the large plant family Rubiaceae, particularly found in the American tropics and in the tribes Palicoureeae and Psychotrieae. This plant family is an economically important group, as it includes plant species used to make coffee and quinine. Taylor also conducts work related to the floristics of Rubiaceae and morphological radiations of the group. Taylor has collected plant samples from many countries across the globe, including Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and the United States of America, and has named many new species known to science from these regions. As of 2015, Taylor has authored 278 land plant species' names, the seventh-highest number of such names authored by any female scientist.
