⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-274042, and has not been changed.

Rubia mitis f. glabrescens Nakai is a synonym of Rubia chinensis f. glabrescens (Nakai) Kitag.

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 274042) with original publication details: J. Jap. Bot. 14: 115 1938.