Catesbaea parviflora
| Catesbaea parviflora | |
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| File:Catesbaea parviflora - Big Pine Key, FL - October 2025.png | |
| Growing in open-canopy pine rockland habitat | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Catesbaea |
| Species: | C. parviflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Catesbaea parviflora Sw.[2]
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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]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]In Florida it is known from pinelands, rocklands, hammocks, and coastal berms.[2]
Conservation
[edit | edit source]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
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