Catesbaea parviflora

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Catesbaea parviflora
Catesbaea parviflora - Big Pine Key, FL - October 2025.png
Growing in open-canopy pine rockland habitat
Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Catesbaea
Species:
C. parviflora
Binomial name
Catesbaea parviflora
Sw. [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Catesbya parvifloraSwartz

Catesbaea parviflora, commonly referred to as small-flower lilythorn, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae native to the Caribbean (including Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas) and the Florida Keys. [1]

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Habitat

In Florida it is known from pinelands, rocklands, hammocks, and coastal berms. [2]

Conservation

The species, despite its considerable geographic distribution, is not locally abundant and is known from few sites. It is primarily threatened by habitat loss to development and overcollection. [1]

In Florida, it is only known to persist in two keys: Bahia Honda Key and Big Pine Key. As such, NatureServe regards it as critically imperiled in Florida. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Catesbaea parviflora" . Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Catesbya parviflora". Flora of the Southeastern United States. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
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