Catesbaea

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 L.
Synonyms
PhyllacanthusHook.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

• Catesbaea ekmaniana Urb. - Haiti
• Catesbaea flaviflora Urb. - Cuba
• Catesbaea foliosa Millsp. - Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Islands
• Catesbaea fuertesii Urb. - Dominican Republic
• Catesbaea gamboana Urb. - Cuba
• Catesbaea glabra Urb. - Dominican Republic, Haiti
• Catesbaea grayi Griseb. - Cuba, Haiti
• Catesbaea holacantha C.Wright ex Griseb. - Cuba
• Catesbaea longispina A.Rich. - Cuba
• Catesbaea macrantha C.Wright - Cuba
• Catesbaea melanocarpa Urb. - tropical lilythorn - Puerto Rico, Leeward Islands
• Catesbaea microcarpa Urb. - Haiti
• Catesbaea nana Greenm. - Cuba
• Catesbaea parviflora Sw. - smallflower lilythorn or dune lilythorn - Florida Keys, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico
• Catesbaea parvifolia DC. - Dominican Republic, Haiti
• Catesbaea sphaerocarpa Urb. - Haiti
• Catesbaea spinosa L. - Cuba, Bahamas

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.

External links

• USDA Plants Profile