Description
Family Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are trees , shrubs , or infrequently herbs comprising about 450 genera and 6,500 species, including some lianous forms. The leaves are simple and usually entire, and are opposite or sometimes whorled ; stipules are present and interpetiolar . The flowers are nearly always bisexual and actinomorphic , often heterostylous, and usually are in cymose inflorescences. The calyx is mostly somewhat reduced and 4-5-lobed or sometimes the lobes are obsolete or rarely one of them greatly expanded and brightly colored . The sympetalous corolla is mostly 4-5-lobed, occasionally with 3 or up to 10 lobes. The androecium consists of as many stamens as corolla lobes and is adnate to the corolla tube or epigynous zone, alternate with the lobes. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 2 or seldom more carpels, a single style, and a nearly always inferior ovary with the number of locules equaling the number of carpels, each with 1-many axile ovules. An epigynous nectary disk is usually present. The fruit is variable, sometimes forming multiples . -- Gerald Carr.
Physical Description
Habit: Evergreen .
Flowers: Bloom Period: March. • Flower Color: near white, white
Size/Age/Growth
Size: under 6" tall.
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,397 meters (0 to 4,583 feet).[1]
Biology
Growth
Culture: Space 12-15" apart.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Plantae
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Plants
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
()
- Cavalier-Smith, 1981
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Vascular Plants
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
()
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
()
- Kenrick & Crane, 1997
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Brongniart, 1843
- Dicotyledons
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
()
- Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
()
- Thorne Ex Reveal, 1992
- Superorder:
Gentiananae
(
- Subclass:
Lamiidae
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Infraphylum:
Radiatopses
(
- Subphylum:
Euphyllophytina
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
- Subkingdom:
Viridaeplantae
(
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Asperula gunnii var. curta (Hook. F.) Airy Shaw & Turrill
- Asperula gunnii var. pusilla (Hook. F.) Benth.
- Asperula oligantha var. gunnii (Hook. F.) Maiden & Betche
- Asperula pusilla Hook. F.
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Asperula
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 294 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. abbreviata · A. abchasica · A. accrescens · A. affinis · A. affrena · A. albiflora · A. ambleia · A. aragonesi · A. arcadiensis · A. aristata · A. aristata aristata · A. aristata condensata · A. aristata scabra · A. aristata subsp. condensata · A. aristata subsp. nestia · A. arvensis (Blue Woodruff) · A. assamica · A. asterocephala · A. asthenes · A. azerbaidjanica · A. badachschanica · A. badachschenica · A. baenitzii · A. balchanica · A. baldaccii · A. bargyli · A. bazargiciensis · A. beckiana · A. bieberateinii · A. biebersteinii · A. boissieri · A. borbasiana · A. bornmuelleri · A. boryana · A. botschantzevii · A. brachyantha · A. brachyphylla · A. breviflora · A. brevifolia · A. bryoides · A. calabra · A. capitata · A. capitellata · A. carpatica · A. charophyton · A. chlorantha · A. ciliata · A. ciliatula · A. cilicia · A. cilicica · A. cinanchica · A. comosa · A. conferta (Common Woodruff) · A. conferta var. conferta · A. congesta · A. crassifolia · A. crassula · A. cretacea · A. cristata · A. cunninghamii · A. cyanchica · A. cymulosa · A. cynanchica (Purple Woodruff) · A. cynanchica paui · A. cynanchica subsp. occidentalis · A. cynanchica subsp. paui · A. cynanchica trachyantha · A. cynandrica · A. cypria · A. cyrenaica · A. czukavinae · A. danilevskiana · A. daphneola · A. dasyantha · A. deficiens · A. diminuta · A. divaricata · A. doerfleri · A. dorfleri · A. dorfleri f. hirtifolia · A. elonea · A. erecta · A. eristata · A. eulaliae · A. euryphylla (Broad-Leaf Woodruff) · A. euryphylla var. euryphylla · A. euryphylla var. octophylla · A. euryphylla var. tetraphylla · A. exaristata · A. fedtschenkoi · A. fragillima · A. friabilis · A. galioides · A. garganica · A. gemella · A. geminifolia · A. glabrata · A. glareosa · A. glauca · A. glomerata afghanica
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed June 20, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 02, 2007:
- Australian National Herbarium
- , Australian National Herbarium
- National Herbarium of New South Wales, NSW herbarium collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 9957181
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14241609
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:744012-1
- International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 143953-3
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2125574
Footnotes
- Mean = 677.480 meters (2,222.703 feet), Standard Deviation = 364.480 based on 128 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
