Rubiaceae

Catesbaea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 109 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Florida Keys to Caribbean.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Shrubs with more or less spiny stems; leaves opposite or fascicled on short lateral spurs; stipules small, soon falling
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers small or large, solitary in the axils, short-stalked; calyx with 4 awl-shaped lobes; corolla white, funnel- or bell-shaped, glabrous within, the 4 lobes broad, valvate in bud
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, inserted at the base of the corolla-tube, included or shortly exserted
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary 2-locular with few or many ovules; stigma bifid
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit a white (rarely black) berry, crowned by the persistent calyx-lobes; seeds compressed, angled or round; endosperm fleshy.
Distribution
A West Indian genus of about 10 species.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0