Rubiaceae (2)

Rubiaceae, commonly known as the coffee or madder family, is a large family of flowering plants with over 13,000 species. It includes well-known plants like coffee, gardenia, and cinchona. Distributed worldwide, Rubiaceae species range from herbs to trees. They’re characterized by simple, opposite leaves and often have interpetiolar stipules. Many species have economic and medicinal value, such as Coffea arabica, which produces coffee beans.