Rubiaceae
Rubia

Rubia tibetica Hook.f.

First published in Fl. Brit. India 3: 204 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to W. China. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Kirgizstan, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ehrendorfer, F., Schönbeck-Temesy, E., Puff, C. & Rechinger, W. (2005). Rubiaceae. Flora Iranica 176: 1-287. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ehrendorfer, F., Schönbeck-Temesy, E., Puff, C. & Rechinger, W. (2005). Rubiaceae. Flora Iranica 176: 1-287. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thomson, T. [2105], India K000031848 Unknown type material Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.], India K000031849 Unknown type material Yes
Lance, J.H. [132], Jammu-Kashmir K000031850 Unknown type material Yes
Thomson, T. [7] K000031851 Unknown type material Yes
Thomson, T. [7], India K000031852 Unknown type material Yes
Thomson, T. [7] K000031853 Unknown type material Yes
Thomson, T. [7] K000031854 Unknown type material Yes
Hay, W.E. [4016], India K000772306 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0