Family: Rubiaceae
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Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Family Parent: Gentianales Status: Valid
Common Names:
- Rubiaceae - English, United States of America
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Herbs, shrubs, trees, and lianas, rarely epiphytes.
Leaves: Leaves simple, opposite, sometimes verticillate and entire.
Stipules: Stipules conspicuous, axillary or terminal.
Reproductive Morphology
Inflorescence: Inflorescence axillary or terminal.
Fruit: Fruit a capsule, berry, or drupe.
Seeds: Seeds two, few, to many per fruit, sometimes with wings.
Other
Notes: Some genera with fenestrate trunks, papyraceous bark, or spines, a few other species myrmecophilous.