Rubia cordifolia L.

Doubtfully present in:

Hainan, Philippines

Native to:

Afghanistan, Amur, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Burundi, Buryatiya, Cape Provinces, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Free State, Greece, India, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Malaya, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Primorye, Qinghai, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

• Barkalov, V.Y. (ed.) (1991). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 5: 1-388. Nauka, Leningrad.
• Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
• Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
• Denisov, N. (2008). Addition to Vascular flora of the Kozlov island (Peter the Great Gulf, Japanese sea). Turczaninowia 11(4): 29-42.
• Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
• Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• Polozhij, A.V. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 12: 1-221. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
• Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
• Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.

Kew Backbone Distributions

• Ehrendorfer, F., Schönbeck-Temesy, E., Puff, C. & Rechinger, W. (2005). Rubiaceae. Flora Iranica 176: 1-287. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
• Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• Polozhij, A.V. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 12: 1-221. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
• Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
• Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Tanaka, N., Koyama, T. & Murata, J. (2005). The flowering plants of Mt. Popa, central Myanmar - Results of Myanmar-Japanese joint expeditions, 2000-2004. Makinoa 5: 1-102.
• Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Somalia

• Flora Somalia, Vol 3, (2006) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

• A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 412, fig. (1974).
• A.J. Jex-Blake, Some Wild Flowers of Kenya p. 61, fig. 51 (1948).
• DC., Prodr. 4: 588 (1830).
• E. Lind & A. Tallantire, Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda, ed. 2: 166, fig. 107 (1972).
• Hiern in Flora of Tropical Africa 3: 244 (1877).
• Hook., Fl. Brit. Ind. 3: 202 (1881).
• K. Schum. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 395 (1895).
• L. in Mantissa Altera: 197 (1771).
• L., Syst. Nat., ed. 12, 3 (app.): 229 (1768)
• Pojark. in Fl. U.R.S.S. 23: 387 (1958).
• Sond. in Harv. & Sond., Fl. Cap. 3: 35 (1864).