Which plant genus, Cleyera or Clintonia was named after De Witt Clinton?
Clintonia Clintonia is a genus of flowering plants first described as a genus in 1818. It is distributed across North America and eastern Asia where it is found as an understory plant in woodlands. It was named after De Witt Clinton, an 18th-century botanist and U.S. politician.
Catharanthus Catharanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. Like genus "Vinca", they are known commonly as periwinkles. There are eight known species. Seven are endemic to Madagascar, though one, "C. roseus", is widely naturalized around the world. The eighth species, "C. pusillus", is native to India and Sri Lanka. The name "Catharanthus" comes from the Greek for "pure flower".