Catesbaea parviflora

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]

Catesbaea parviflora
Growing in open-canopy pine rockland habitat
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
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 parviflora Swartz

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]