title: Pitardella
text: # Pitardella
  
  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.
  
  ## Known species
  
  According to Kew:
  
  * Pitardella caudatifolia (Pit.) Tirveng.
  * Pitardella poilanei Tirveng.
  * Pitardella sikkimensis (Hook.f.) Tirveng.
  