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Index of Botanical Specimens
Name
Rubiaceae
Authorship
Rank
Family
NomenclaturalStatus
NomLeg
Placed in
Life
Contains
Abramsia
Acmostima
Acranthera
Acrobotrys
Acrodryon
Acrosynanthus
Acunaeanthus
Borhidi, Jarai-Komlodi & Moncada
Adenosacme
Wallich
Adina
Adinauclea
Afrohamelia
Afroknoxia
Agathisanthemum
Agouticarpa
C. Perss.
Agylophora
Necker ex Rafinesque
Aidia
Loureiro
Aidiopsis
Airosperma
Aitchisonia
Alberta
Aleisanthia
Aleisanthiopsis
Alibertia
Allaeophania
Alleizettea
Alleizettella
Allenanthus
Alseïs
Alseis
Schott
Amaioua
Aublet
Amaracarpus
Amaralia
Amberiwadiacarpon
A. Agarwal & Ambwani
Amphiasma
Amphidasya
Standley
Ancylanthos
Anisomeris
Anistelma
Anomanthodia
Anotis
de Candolle
Antherostele
Bremekamp
Antherura
Anthocephalus
Anthorrhiza
C. R. Huxley & Jebb
Anthospermopsis
(K. Schumann) J. H. Kirkbride
Anthospermum
Linnaeus
Antirhea
Commerson ex Jussieu
Antirrhoea
Endlicher
Antoniana
Aoranthe
Somers
Aparinanthus
Aparine
Aparinella
Aphaenandra
Aphanocarpus
Apomuria
Appunettia
Appunia
Arachnimorpha
Arachnothrix
Arachnothryx
Planchon
Arariba
Arbulocarpus
Arcytophyllum
Willdenow ex Schultes & Schultes f.
Argocoffeopsis
Argostemma
Argostemmella
Ariadne
Urban
Asemanthia
Asemnantha
Aspera
Asperugalium
Asperula
Linnaeus
Aspidanthera
Assidora
Asterophyllum
Astiella
Atractocarpus
Atractogyne
Aucubaephyllum
Augusta
Aulacocalyx
Aulacodiscus
Hooker f.
Axanthes
Baconia
Badusa
A. Gray
Balfourina
Kuntze
Balmea
Bancalus
Kuntze
Bartlingia
Basanacantha
Bataprine
Bathysa
Bathysograya
Kuntze
Batopedina
Baumannia
Becheria
Belicea
Belilla
Adanson
Bellermannia
Klotzsch ex H. Karsten
Bellynkxia
Belonophora
Bemsetia
Benteca
Benzonia
Berghesia
Bertiera
Aublet
Bikkia
Bikkiopsis
Billiottia
de Candolle
Blandibractea
Blepharidium
Blepharostemma
Bobea
Boholia
Borojoa
Cuatrecasas
Borreria
Bothriospora
Botryarrhena
Bouvardia
Brachytome
Bradea
Brenania
Breonadia
Breonia
Brignolia
de Candolle
Bruinsmania
Buchia
Buena
Bungarimba
K. M. Wong
Bunophila
Burchellia
Burneya
Burttdavya
Buseria
Byrsophyllum
Cadamba
Cafe
Adanson
Calanda
Calderonia
Callicocca
Callipeltis
Calochone
Calycodendron
Calycophyllum
Calycosia
A. Gray
Calycosiphonia
Campanocalyx
Camptopus
Campylobotris
Canephora
Canthiopsis
Canthium
Canthopsis
Capirona
Captaincookia
Caquepiria
Caranda
Carapichea
Carinta
Carmenocania
Wernham
Carpacoce
Carphalea
Carterella
Caruelina
Kuntze
Casasia
Cascarilla
(Endlicher) Weddell
Cassupa
Humboldt & Bonpland
Catesbaea
Linnaeus
Catunaregam
Cephaëlis
Swartz
Cephalanthus
Linnaeus
Cephalidium
Cephalina
Cephalodendron
Ceratopyxis
Ceriscoides
(Bentham & Hooker f.) Tirvengadum
Ceuthocarpus
Chaenocarpus
Chaetostachydium
Chalazocarpus
Chalepophyllum
Chamaepentas
Chamisme
Chapelieria
Chassalia
Commerson ex Poiret
Chazaliella
Chimarrhis
Jacquin
Chiococca
Chione
de Candolle
Chomelia
Linnaeus
Chomelia
Jacquin
Chondrococcus
Steyermark
Choristes
Choulettia
Chrysoxylon
Weddell
Chytropsia
Cigarrilla
Aiello
Ciliosemina
Antonelli
Cinchona
Linnaeus
Cinchonopsis
L. Andersson
Cladoceras
Clarkella
Clavenna
Necker ex Standley
Cleisocratera
Coccochrondra
Rauschert
Coccocypselum
Coddia
Coelopyrena
Coelospermum
Blume
Coffea
Linnaeus
Coleactina
Colladonia
Colleteria
D. W. Taylor
Colletoecema
Commianthus
Commitheca
Condalia
Ruiz & Pavon
Condaminea
de Candolle
Congdonia
Müller Argoviensis
Conosiphon
Conostomium
Conotrichia
Coprosma
J. R. Forster & G. Forster
Coptophyllum
Coptosapelta
Coptosperma
Cordiera
Cordylostigma
Groeninckx & Dussein
Corynanthe
Corynula
Coryphothamnus
Cosmibuena
Cosmocalyx
Coupoui
Aublet
Coursiana
Coussarea
Aublet
Coutaportla
Coutarea
Cowiea
Craterispermum
Creaghia
Creatantha
Cremaspora
Cremocarpon
Crinita
Crobylanthe
Crocyllis
Crossopteryx
Crucianella
Linnaeus
Cruciata
Cruckshanksia
Hooker & Arnott
Crusea
Chamisso & Schlechtendal
Cryptospermum
Cuatrecasasiodendron
Cubanola
Cuncea
Cunina
Cupi
Adanson
Cuviera
Cyclophyllum
Cymelonema
Damnacanthus
Danaïs
Darluca
Rafinesque
Dasus
Dasycephala
Daun-contu
Adanson
Decameria
Decapenta
Deccania
Declieuxia
Kunth
Delpechia
Democritea
Dendrosipanea
Denscantia
E. L. Cabral & Bacigalupo
Dentella
Dentillaria
Deppea
Chamisso & Schlechtendal
Diacrodon
Dibrachionostylus
Dichilanthe
Dichrospermum
Dicrobotryum
Dictyandra
Didymaea
Hooker f.
Didymochlamys
Didymoecium
Didymopogon
Didymosalpinx
Dillenia
Heister ex Fabricius
Dimetia
(Wight & Arnott) Meisner
Dinocanthium
Diodella
Diodia
Linnaeus
Dioecrescis
Dioicodendron
Steyermark
Dioneiodon
Diotocarpus
Diotocranus
Diphragmus
Diplospora
de Candolle
Diplosporopsis
Dirichletia
Discocoffea
Discospermum
Dalzell
Disperma
Diyaminauclea
Dolianthus
Dolichanthera
Dolichodelphys
K. Schumann & K. Krause
Dolicholobium
A. Gray
Dolichometra
Dolichopentas
Kårehed & B. Bremer
Donkelaaria
Doricera
Dorisia
Dorothea
Douarrea
Dressleriopsis
Dwyer
Duggena
Vahl
Duidania
Dukea
Dunnia
Duperrea
Duroia
Linnaeus f.
Durringtonia
Duvaucellia
Dyctiospora
Dysoda
Dysodidendron
Ebelia
Reichenbach
Echinodendrum
Ecpoma
Edechia
Edithea
Edrastima
Ehrenbergia
Sprengel
Einsteinia
Eionitis
Eizia
Elaeagia
Elattospermum
Eleuthranthes
Emmenopterys
Emmeorhiza
Pohl ex Endlicher
Empogona
Encopea
Endlichera
Endolasia
Enterospermum
Eosanthe
Urban
Epitaberna
Epithinia
Ereicoctis
de Candolle ex Kuntze
Eresimus
Eriosemopsis
Erithalis
P. Browne
Erithalis
G. Forster
Ernodea
Swartz
Erythrodanum
Thouars
Etericius
Euclinia
Eukylista
Eumachia
Eumorphanthus
Eupyrena
Evea
Evosmia
Exallage
Exandra
Exechostylus
Exostema
(Persoon) Bonpland
Fadogia
Fadogiella
Fagerlindia
Tirvengadum
Faramea
Aublet
Ferdinandea
Pohl
Ferdinandusa
Fereiria
Feretia
Fergusonia
Fernelia
Figuierea
Flagenium
Fleroya
Y. F. Deng
Flexanthera
Fosbergia
Tirvengadum & Sastre
Foscarenia
Franchetia
Froelichia
Vahl
Fructesca
Gaertnera
Gaillonia
Galianthe
Grisebach
Galiasperula
Galiniera
Galium
Linnaeus
Gallienia
Gallium
Galopina
Galvania
Gamotopea
Garapatica
Gardenia
J. Ellis
Gardeniola
Gardeniopsis
Genipa
Geocardia
Standley
Geoherpum
Geophila
D. Don
Gerontogea
Gilipus
Gillespiea
Gleasonia
Standley
Glionnetia
Globulostylis
Gloneria
André
Glossostipula
Gomozia
Mutis ex Linnaeus f.
Gomphocalyx
Gomphosia
Gonyanera
Gonzalagunia
Gonzalea
Persoon
Gouldia
Greenea
Greeniopsis
Merrill
Griffithia
Grisia
Grulhmannia
Grumilea
Guagnebina
Guettarda
Guettardella
Guihaiothamnus
H. S. Lo
Guttenbergia
Gynochthodes
Blume
Gynopachis
Gyrostipula
Habroneuron
Haldina
Halesia
Hallea
J.-F. Leroy
Hamelia
Hamiltonia
Roxburgh
Hayataella
Hedstromia
A. C. Smith
Hedyotis
Linnaeus
Hedythyrsus
Heinsenia
Heinsia
Hekistocarpa
Helospora
Hemidiodia
Henlea
H. Karsten
Henriquezia
Herrera
Adanson
Heterophyllaea
Hooker f.
Hexasepalum
Hexepta
Hexodontocarpus
Dulac
Hillia
Jacquin
Himalrandia
Hindsia
Hintonia
Hippotis
Hitoa
Hodgkinsonia
Hoffmannia
Holocarpa
Holstianthus
Holtonia
Homaloclados
Homollea
Homolliella
Hondbessen
Houstonia
Howardia
Weddell
Hutchinsonia
Robyns
Hydnophytum
Hydrophylax
Hymendocarpum
Hymenocnemis
Hymenocoleus
Hymenodictyon
Wallich
Hymenopogon
Wallich
Hyperacanthus
E. Meyer ex Bridson
Hypobathrum
Hyptianthera
Ibetralia
Imantina
Indopolysolenia
Ipecacuanha
Arruda
Isertia
Schreber
Isidorea
Ixora
Jainia
Janotia
Jaubertia
Javorkaea
Joosia
Jovetia
Jurgensia
Justenia
Kadua
Kailarsenia
Kajewskiella
Kandena
Karamyschewia
Keenania
Keetia
E. Phillips
Kelloggia
Kerianthera
Kerstingia
Khasiaclunea
Kinkina
Adanson
Klossia
Knoxia
Linnaeus
Kochummenia
Koehneago
Kuntze
Kohautia
Kraussia
Kurria
Kutchubaea
Lachnosiphonium
Ladenbergia
Lagynias
Lamprothamnus
Lasianthus
Lasionema
Lasiostoma
Bentham
Lathraeocarpa
Laugeria
Vahl ex Bentham & Hooker f.
Laugieria
Lawia
Lecananthus
Lecanosperma
Lecariocalyx
Lelya
Lemyrea
(A. Chevalier) A. Chevalier & Beille
Lepidostoma
Lepipogon
Leptactina
Leptodermis
Leptomischus
Leptopetalum
Leptoscela
Leptostigma
Arnott
Leptunis
Lerchea
Linnaeus
Leroyia
Leucocodon
Leucolophus
Limnosipanea
Lindenia
Lipostoma
Lippaya
Litosanthes
Lorencea
Borhidi
Loretoa
Lucinaea
Luculia
Sweet
Lucya
Ludekia
Ridsdale
Lycioserissa
Lygistum
Lygodisodea
Macbrideina
Machaonia
Macrocnemum
Macrosphyra
Maguireocharis
Maguireothamnus
Malanea
Mallostoma
Mamboga
Manettia
Manostachya
Mantalania
Mapouria
Aublet
Margaritopsis
Marquisia
Martha
Maschalocorymbus
Maschalodesme
Massularia
Mastixiodendron
Matthiola
Mattuschkaea
Schreber
Mazaea
Krug & Urban
Megacarpha
Megalopus
Meionandra
Melachone
Melanopsidium
Colla
Menestoria
Mephitidia
Mericarpaea
Mericocalyx
Merismostigma
Merumea
Mesoptera
Metabolos
Metadina
Bakhuizen f.
Meyna
Micrasepalum
Microphysa
Mitchella
Mitracarpus
Mitragyna
Korthals
Mitrasacmopsis
Mitrastigma
Mitratheca
Mitriostigma
Molopanthera
Turczaninow
Monadelphanthus
Monosalpinx
Montamans
Dwyer
Morelia
Morierina
Morinda
Morindopsis
Motleyia
Mouretia
Multidentia
Mungos
Adanson
Mussaenda
Linnaeus
Mussaendopsis
Muzonia
Mycetia
Myonima
Myrioneuron
Myrmecodia
Myrmeconauclea
Merrill
Myrmedoma
Myrmephytum
Beccari
Myrstiphyllum
Nacibea
Naletonia
Narega
Nargedia
Natalanthe
Nauclea
Linnaeus
Nauclea
Korthals
Neanotis
Neblinathamnus
Nematostylis
Nenax
Neobaumannia
Neobertiera
Neoblakea
Neobreonia
Neofranciella
Neohymenopogon
Bennet
Neolamarckia
Neolaugeria
Neoleroya
Neomazaea
Krug & Urban
Neonauclea
Merrill
Neopentanisia
Neorosea
Neosabicea
Neoschimpera
Nernstia
Nertera
Banks & Solander ex Gaertner
Nescidia
Nesohedyotis
Neurocalyx
Nichallea
Nodocarpaea
Nonatelia
Normandia
Nostolachma
Nothophlebia
Notodontia
Notopleura
Obbea
Ochreinauclea
Octavia
de Candolle
Octodon
Octotropis
Ohigginsia
Oldenlandia
Oldenlandiopsis
Terrell & W. H. Lewis
Oligocodon
Olostyla
Omiltemia
Opercularia
Ophiorrhiza
Linnaeus
Ophryococcus
Oregandra
Standley
Oreocaryon
Kunze ex K. Schumann
Oreopolus
Schlechtendal
Osa
Otiophora
Otocalyx
Otocephalus
Otomeria
Ottoschmidtia
Ourouparia
Aublet
Oxyanthus
Oxyceros
Loureiro
Oxyspermum
Pachysanthus
C. Presl
Pachystigma
Pachystylus
Paederia
Linnaeus
Paedicalyx
Pagamea
Pagameopsis
Paiva
Palicourea
Aublet
Pallasia
Klotzsch
Pamplethantha
Panchezia
Panetos
Paolia
Pappostyles
Paracephaëlis
Parachimarrhis
Ducke
Paracoffea
Paracorynanthe
Paradina
Paragenipa
Paragophyton
Paraknoxia
Paralasianthus
H. Zhu
Parapentas
Paratriaina
Patabea
Patima
Pauridiantha
Pausinystalia
Pavate
Adanson
Pavetta
Linnaeus
Payera
Pecheya
Scopoli
Pelagodendron
Pentacarpaea
Pentagonia
Bentham
Pentaloncha
Pentanisia
Pentanopsis
Pentas
Pentodon
Peponidium
Perakanthus
Perama
Peratanthe
Peripeplus
Pertusadina
Ridsdale
Petagomoa
Petesia
Petunga
Phallaria
Phellocalyx
Phialanthus
Phitopis
Phuopsis
Phyllacanthus
Phyllis
Phyllocrater
Phyllomelia
Grisebach
Phyllopentas
(Verdcourt) Kårehed & B. Bremer
Picardaea
Urban
Pimentelia
Pinarophyllon
Pinckneya
Michaux
Piringa
Pittierothamnus
Steyermark
Pittoniotis
Placocarpa
Placopoda
Platanocarpum
Platanocephalus
Platycarpum
Platymerium
Plectronia
Linnaeus
Plectroniella
Pleimeris
Pleiocarpidia
K. Schumann
Pleiocraterium
Plethyrsis
Pleureia
Pleurocoffea
Plocama
Plocaniophyllon
Poecilocalyx
Poederiopsis
Pogonanthus
Pogonolobus
Pogonopus
Klotzsch
Poiretia
J. F. Gmelin
Polycycliska
Polyozus
Polyphragmon
Polysphaeria
Polyura
Pomangium
Pomatium
Pomax
Pomazota
Porocarpus
Porterandia
Portlandia
P. Browne
Posoqueria
Potima
Pouchetia
Poutaletsje
Praravinia
Korthals
Pravinaria
Preussiodora
Princea
Prismatomeris
Thwaites
Pristidia
Probletostemon
Proscephaleium
Psathura
Pseudaidia
Pseudixora
Pseudochimarrhis
Ducke
Pseudocinchona
Pseudogaillonia
Pseudogardenia
Pseudohamelia
Pseudomantalania
Pseudomussaenda
Pseudonesohedyotis
Pseudopeponidium
Pseudopyxis
Pseudosabicea
Pseudrachicallis
H. Karsten
Psilanthopsis
Psilanthus
Psilobium
Psilostoma
Psychotria
Linnaeus
Psychotriphyllum
H. Deane
Psychotrophum
P. Browne
Psydrax
Psyllocarpus
Pteridocalyx
Pterogaillonia
Pterostephus
Pubeta
Pubistylus
Putoria
Pygmaeothamnus
Pyragra
Pyrostria
Quinquina
Boehmer
Rachicallis
Ramosmania
Randia
Linnaeus
Raritebe
Ravnia
Readea
Relbunium
Remijia
Rennellia
Restiaria
Retiniphyllum
Rhabdostigma
Rhadinopus
Rhaphidura
Rhipidantha
Rhodopentas
Kårehed & B. Bremer
Rhodostoma
Rhombospora
Rhopalobrachium
Rhyssocarpus
Endlicher
Richardia
Richardsonia
Kunth
Riodocea
Delprete
Riqueuria
Robbrechtia
De Block
Robynsia
Rogiera
Roigella
Ronabea
Rondeletia
Linnaeus
Rosenbergiodendron
Rotheria
Rothmannia
Thunberg
Rubeola
Hill
Rubia
Linnaeus
Rudgea
Salisbury
Rustia
Klotzsch
Rutidea
Rytidotus
Rytigynia
Sabicea
Aublet
Sacconia
Endlicher
Sacosperma
Saldanha
Saldinia
Salzmannia
Santalina
Saprosma
Sarcocephalus
Sarcopygme
Sardinia
Sarissus
Scandentia
E. L. Cabral & Bacigalupo
Scepseothamnus
Schachtia
Schenckia
K. Schumann
Schismatoclada
Schizenterospermum
Schizocalyx
Schizocolea
Schizomussaenda
Schizostigma
Arnott ex Meisner
Schmidtottia
Schoenleinia
Schradera
Vahl
Schreibersia
Pohl ex Endlicher
Schumanniophyton
Schwendenera
Schwenkfelda
Schreber
Scleromitrion
(Wight & Arnott) Meisner
Scolosanthus
Scyphiphora
C. F. Gaertner
Scyphochlamys
Scyphostachys
Semaphyllanthe
L. Andersson
Sericanthe
Serissa
Shaferocharis
Sherardia
Linnaeus
Sherbournia
Sicelium
Sickingia
Siderobombyx
Sideroxyloides
Siemensia
Simira
Sinoadina
Sipanea
Aublet
Sipaneopsis
Siphomeris
Siphonandrium
Solena
Willdenow
Solenandra
Hooker f.
Solenixora
Sommera
Spathichlamys
Spermacoce
Linnaeus
Spermacoceodes
Spermadictyon
Sphinctanthus
Spicillaria
Spiradiclis
Squamellaria
Stachyarrhena
Stachyococcus
Staelia
Chamisso & Schlechtendal
Staëlia
Standleya
Stannia
Staurospermum
Thonning
Steenisia
Stelechantha
Stenaria
(Rafinesque) Terrell
Stenosepala
C. Perss.
Stenostomum
Stenotis
Terrell
Stephanococcus
Stephegyne
Korthals
Steudelago
Stevensia
Steyermarkia
Stichianthus
Stigmanthus
Stilpnophyllum
Hooker f.
Stipularia
Stomandra
Standley
Straussia
Streblosa
Korthals
Streblosiopsis
Strempelia
Striolaria
Strumpfia
Stylocoryna
Stylosiphonia
Suberanthus
Sukunia
Sulipa
Sulitia
Merrill
Suteria
Sykesia
Symphyllarion
Synaptantha
Synisoon
Syringantha
Tamatavia
Tamilnadia
Tammsia
H. Karsten
Tamridaea
Thulin & B. Bremer
Tapinopentas
Tapiphyllum
Tapogomea
Tardavel
Tarenna
Gaertner
Tarennoidea
Tirvengadum & Sastre
Tatea
Teinosolen
Temnocalyx
Temnopteryx
Tennantia
Tepesia
C. F. Gaertner
Terebraria
Kuntze
Tertrea
Tessiera
Tetralopha
Tetramerium
C. F. Gaertner
Tetraplasia
Thecagonum
Thecorchus
Theyodis
Thieleodoxa
Thiersia
Thiollierea
Thogsennia
Thouarsiora
Thurnheisera
J. Pohl ex K. Schumann
Thyridocalyx
Thysanospermum
Timonius
Tinadendron
Achille
Tobagoa
Tocoyena
Tontanea
Tortuella
Tournefortiopsis
Trailliaedoxa
Tresanthera
H. Karsten
Triainolepis
Tricalysia
A. Richard ex de Candolle
Trichogalium
Trichostachys
Trigonopyren
Triodon
de Candolle
Trisciadia
Trukia
Tsiangia
Ucriana
Willdenow
Uncaria
Schreber
Uncariopsis
Uragoga
Urceolaria
Willdenow
Urophyllum
Wallich
Valantia
Vanessa
Vangueria
Vangueriella
Vangueriopsis
Vavanga
Versteegia
Verulamia
Vignaldia
Villaria
Virecta
Virectaria
Viscoides
Jacquin
Vissadali
Adanson
Viviania
Colla
Viviania
Rafinesque
Wallichia
Reinwardt ex Blume
Warburgina
Warszewiczia
Klotzsch
Watsonamra
Kuntze
Webera
Schreber
Wendlandia
Bartling ex de Candolle
Wernhamia
Wiasemskya
Klotzsch
Wiegmannia
Williamsia
Wittmackanthus
Xanthophytopsis
Xanthophytum
Reinwardt ex Blume
Xantonnea
Xantonneopsis
Xerococcus
Xeromphis
Yangapa
Yutajea
Steyermark
Zeuxanthe
Zuccarinia
Zwaardekronia
Zygoon
Holdings
107 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Rubiaceae
Identification made in
[no date] (106)
,
2006 (1)