| Rubia cordifolia | |
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| Rubia cordifolia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Tribe: | Rubieae |
| Genus: | Rubia |
| Species: | R. cordifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubia cordifolia L. |
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Rubia cordifolia, often known as Common Madder or Indian Madder, is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. It has been cultivated for a red pigment derived from roots.—————————————–
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