Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Apocynaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Alyxia (1)
Epithet: concatenata (Blanco) Merr. (1)
Synonyms: Alyxia clusiacea (Baill.) Pichon, Alyxia confertiflora Merr., Alyxia monilifera Vidal, Brabejum concatenatum Blanco, Gynopogon moniliferus (Vidal) Merr., Paralstonia clusiacea Baill.
clusiacea => in honor of Charles de l’Écluse (Carolus Clusius) (1526–1609), Flemish doctor and pioneering botanist
concatenata => linked or chained together
concatenatum => linked or chained together
confertiflora => crowded flowers
monilifera => bearing a necklace
moniliferus => bearing a necklace