Catabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units that are either oxidized to release energy or used in other anabolic reactions. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catabolism)
The record derives from WCSP which reports it as an accepted name (record 346085) with original publication details: Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 150: 253 2006. (http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-346085)