Pitardella
| Pitardella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Pitardella Tirveng. |
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 English painter and illustrator. It was first described and published in Biogeographica (The Hague) Vol.79 on page 32 in 2003.