''Pittoniotis'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

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 ...

. Its native range is from southern Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador, in South America. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, south-western Caribbean and Venezuela. The genus name of ''Pittoniotis'' is in honour of

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (5 June 165628 December 1708) was a French botanist, notable as the first to make a clear definition of the concept of genus for plants. Botanist Charles Plumier was his pupil and accompanied him on his voyages. Lif ...

(1656–1708), a French botanist, notable as the first to make a clear definition of the concept of genus for plants. It was first described and published in Bonplandia (Hannover) Vol.6 on page 8 in 1858.

Known species

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Pittoniotis protracta ''Pittoniotis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from southern Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador, in South America. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, ...

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Pittoniotis rotata ''Pittoniotis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from southern Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador, in South America. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala ...

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Pittoniotis trichantha ''Pittoniotis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae. Its native range is from southern Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador, in South America. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9060165 Rubiaceae Rubiaceae genera Plants described in 1858 Flora of Mexico Flora of Central America Flora of the Southwest Caribbean Flora of northern South America Flora of Bolivia Flora of Colombia Flora of Ecuador