Genus: Rubia
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Order: Gentianales > Family: Rubiaceae
About 60 species, native to Africa, temperate Asia and
America, with three species native to southern Africa.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI),
Flora of Zimbabwe
and Flora of
Mozambique.
Publications
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Puff, C. 1986. Paederieae, Anthospermeae,
Rubieae. Flora of southern Africa 31, part 1, fascicle 2: 1-79.
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Puff, C. 1989. Otiophora, Paederia,
Anthospermum, Rubia & Galium. Flora Zambesiaca 5,1: 63-65, 142-149,
150-158, 193-201.
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