Lilythorn
Display parents2
TaxonCatesbaea
AuthorityL.
Type speciesCatesbaea spinosa
Type species authorityL.
SynonymsPhyllacanthus Hook.f.

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]

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