Historically it was derived from the roots of plants of the madder genus.
It has also been referred to as Madder-Leaved Bauera, a comparison to another genus which is commonly named Madder.
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The name, rubioides, was given for a resemblance to Rubia; Sims notes ...
"It is said that a boy should rub leaves of tapesi'i (Cephalia sp. 1) or leaves of Psychotria colorata (tapi'ika'a), both of which are in the madder family, between his hands so that upon maturity he will be able to fashion well the manioc press (tapesi), an exclusive task of men" (Balée 1994: 107).
Rubia is a genus of the madder family Rubiaceae, which contains about 80 species of perennial scrambling or climbing herbs and sub-shrubs native to the Old World, Africa, temperate Asia and America.
Rubia | Rubia tinctorum |
Kenneth Matiba, Rubia led the calls for multi-party democracy and was subsequently detained by President Daniel arap Moi.
Rubia and Clayton Eshleman jointly prepared The Complete Posthumous Poetry of César Vallejo (1978) and won the U.S. National Book Award, category Translation.
The poem “Dulce niñera rubia de los sueños” began its triumphal chase, eventually included in many anthologies and translated to English by Dudley Fitts.