Pitardella

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Pitardella
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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. [1]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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 . Retrieved 1 January 2021.