Pitardella

Pitardella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

Pitardella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Pitardella
Tirveng.

It is native to Himalaya, Cambodia, Nepal, Thailand in Indo-China.[1]

The genus name of Pitardella is in honour of Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard (1873–1927), an English painter and illustrator.[2] It was first described and published in Biogeographica (The Hague) Vol.79 on page 32 in 2003.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Pitardella caudatifolia (Pit.) Tirveng.
  • Pitardella poilanei Tirveng.
  • Pitardella sikkimensis (Hook.f.) Tirveng.

References
  1. "Pitardella Tirveng. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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