Maclaudia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae.

[3] The genus name of Maclaudia is in honour of Charles Maclaud (1866–1933), French doctor and zoologist; plant and animal collector.

[4] The Latin specific epithet of felixii refers to botanist Henri Jacques-Félix, (1907-2008) (Jacq.-Fél.)

had been studying unknown specimens of plants collected by Maclaud in 1907 from Guinea.

realised that they had found a new genus and species and then named it after the 2 plant collectors from the region.