Notice

Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Rubiaceae

A family of some 650 genera and 7000 species of trees, shrubs and herbs, chiefly from tropical and sub-tropical regions.  [FNSW]  Represented in the Hortus by a number of ornamental species and one plant of great economic importance, the Coffee Bush.

Plants in this Family

  1. Rothmannia whitfieldii (Lindl.) Dandy
  2. Rothmannia longiflora Salisb.
  3. Rondeletia odorata Jacq.
  4. Pinckneya pubens Michx.
  5. Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers.
  6. Manettia cordifolia Mart. var. glabra
  7. Luculia pinceana Hook.
  8. Luculia gratissima Sweet
  9. Ixora species from India
  10. Ixora odorata Hook.
  11. Ixora coccinea L. var. grandiflora
  12. Ixora coccinea L. var. bandhuca (Roxb.) Corner
  13. Ixora coccinea L.
  14. Ixora chinensis Lam. var. rosea
  15. Ixora chinensis Lam. var. incarnata
  16. Ixora chinensis Lam.
  17. Hoffmania discolor (Lem.) Hemsl.
  18. Hindsia violacea Benth.
  19. Gardenia thunbergia L.f.
  20. Gardenia species from the Cape of Good Hope
  21. Gardenia species from China
  22. Gardenia resinifera Roth.
  23. Gardenia beaumiana unidentified
  24. Gardenia augusta (L.) Merrill var. ovalifolia
  25. Gardenia augusta (L.) Merrill var. fortuniana
  26. Gardenia augusta (L.) Merrill var. florepleno
  27. Gardenia augusta (L.) Merrill var. flore pleno major
  28. Euclinia longiflora Salisb.
  29. Coffea arabica L.
  30. Burchellia bubalina (L.f.) Sims
  31. Bouvardia ternifolia (Cav.) Schltdl.
  32. Bouvardia ternifolia (Cav.) Schldl. var. splendens
  33. Bouvardia laevis M.Martens & Galeotti
  34. Bouvardia flava Decne.