Rubiaceae is also known as the Madder Family, Bedstraw Family of Coffee Family of plants. It is from the order of Gentianales. It includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas. The Rubiaceae family has about 617 genera and about 13,548 species. It is diversely distributed however most of the members are concentrated in tropics and sub-tropics. Some of the better-known members include Coffee, Cinchona which quinine is derived from, and Gardenia and Penta which are popular garden plants.
Members of the Rubiaceae family usually have opposite leaves that are simple. They have interpetiolar stipules, actinomorphic corollas, and inferior ovaries.
Following are subfamilies in Rubiaceae:
Cinchonoideae
Ixoroideae
Rubioideae
The genera in the Rubiaceae include: (A to C)
Acranthera
Acrobotrys
Acrosynanthus
Acunaeanthus
Adenorandia
Adina
Adinauclea
Afrocanthium
Agathisanthemum
Agouticarpa
Aidia
Aidiopsis
Airosperma
Alberta
Aleisanthia
Aleisanthiopsis
Alibertia
Alleizettella
Alseis
Amaioua
Amaracarpus
Amphiasma
Amphidasya
Anotis
Antherostele
Anthorrhiza
Anthospermopsis
Anthospermum
Antirhea
Aoranthe
Aphaenandra
Aphanocarpus
Apomuria
Arachnothryx
Arcytophyllum
Argocoffeopsis
Argostemma
Asemnantha
Asperula
Astiella
Atractocarpus
Atractogyne
Augusta
Aulacocalyx
Badusa
Balmea
Bathysa
Batopedina
Bellizinca
Belonophora
Benkara
Benzonia
Berghesia
Bertiera
Bikkia
Blepharidium
Bobea
Boholia
Borojoa
Bothriospora
Botryarrhena
Bouvardia
Brachytome
Bradea
Bremeria
Brenania
Breonadia
Breonia
Bruxanelia
Bullockia
Bungarimba
Burchellia
Burttdavya
Byrsophyllum
Callipeltis
Calochone
Calycophyllum
Calycosia
Calycosiphonia
Canephora
Canthium
Capirona
Carapichea
Carpacoce
Carphalea
Carterella
Casasia
Catesbaea
Catunaregam
Cephaelis
Cephalanthus
Ceratopyxis
Ceriscoides
Ceuthocarpus
Chaetostachydium
Chalepophyllum
Chamaepentas
Chapelieria
Chassalia
Chazaliella
Chimarrhis
Chiococca
Chione
Chomelia
Ciliosemina
Cinchona
Cinchonopsis
Cladoceras
Clarkella
Coccochondra
Coccocypselum
Coddia
Coelopyrena
Coelospermum
Coffea
Coleactina
Colleteria
Colletoecema
Condaminea
Conostomium
Coprosma
Coptophyllum
Coptosapelta
Coptosperma
Cordiera
Corynanthe
Coryphothamnus
Cosmibuena
Cosmocalyx
Coussarea
Coutaportla
Coutarea
Cowiea
Craterispermum
Cremaspora
Cremocarpon
Crobylanthe
Crocyllis
Crossopteryx
Crucianella
Cruciata
Cruckshanksia
Crusea
Csapodya
Cubanola
Cuviera
Cyanoneuron
Cyclophyllum
