A genus of tropical shrubs with white flowers, commonly known as wild-allamanda, native to the West Indies.
Named after Mark Catesby, an 18th-century English naturalist and botanical illustrator who studied and catalogued plants in America.
Plants are often named after the scientists who discover them—Mark Catesby was such an influential botanist that an entire genus of beautiful tropical plants was named in his honor.
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