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Indian Madder
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Indian Madder

Rubia cordifolia

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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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Indian Madder in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.45

Indian Madder in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 14)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 14)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.66

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In the stacks

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Every page naming Rubia cordifolia in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →

This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 500587.