''Pitardella'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s belonging to the family

Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules ...

. It is native to

Himalaya The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

Indo-China Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...

. The genus name of ''Pitardella'' is in honour of

Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard, name sometimes given as Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard-Briau (30 October 1873 – 29 December 1927) was a French pharmacist and botanist. In 1899 he obtained his doctorate in natural sciences at the University of Bordeau ...

(1873–1927), an English painter and illustrator. It was first described and published in Biogeographica (The Hague) Vol.79 on page 32 in 2003.

Known species

According to Kew: *''

Pitardella caudatifolia ''Pitardella'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Himalaya, Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand in Indo-China. The genus name of ''Pitardella'' is in honour of Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard (1873–1927), an E ...

'' *''

Pitardella poilanei ''Pitardella'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Himalaya, Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand in Indo-China. The genus name of ''Pitardella'' is in honour of Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard (1873–1927), an E ...

'' *''

Pitardella sikkimensis ''Pitardella'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Himalaya, Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand in Indo-China. The genus name of ''Pitardella'' is in honour of Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard Charles-Joseph Ma ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15964021 Rubiaceae Rubiaceae genera Plants described in 2003 Flora of East Himalaya Flora of Cambodia Flora of Nepal Flora of Thailand