Jamaicanthus

Jamaicanthus laurifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub endemic to Jamaica. It is the sole species in genus Jamaicanthus.^[1]

Jamaicanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Cinchonoideae
Tribe:	Rondeletieae
Genus:	Jamaicanthus Borhidi (2018)
Species:	J. laurifolius
Binomial name
Jamaicanthus laurifolius (Sw.) Borhidi (2018)
Synonyms[1]
Rondeletia laurifolia Sw. (1797)

It was first named Rondeletia laurifolia by Olof Swartz in 1797. In 2018 Attila Borhidi renamed the species Jamaicanthus laurifolius, placing it in its own genus.^[1]