Catesbaea

Catesbaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It occurs in the West Indies, The Bahamas, and the Florida Keys.[1] The genus is named in honour of English naturalist Mark Catesby.[2]

Lilythorn
Catesbaea spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Chiococceae
Genus: Catesbaea
L.
Type species
Catesbaea spinosa

Species

References

  1. "Catesbaea in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  2. Partington CF, ed. (1835). The British Cyclopæedia of Natural History. 1. London: Orr & Smith. pp. 748–749. This source says the genus was named by Gronovius.


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