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 Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Chiococceae
Genus: Catesbaea
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Type species
Catesbaea spinosa
Synonyms

Phyllacanthus Hook.f.

Species edit

References edit

  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. Vol. 1. London: Orr & Smith. pp. 748–749. This source says the genus was named by Gronovius.

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