Pityranthe

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Pityranthe_verrucosa_Govindoo.jpg

|image_caption =Pityranthe verrucosa

|taxon = Pityranthe

|image_alt = Drawing of Pityranthe verrucosa

|authority = Thwaites

|synonyms = Hainania

}}

Pityranthe is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.{{cite web |title=Pityranthe Thwaites {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39503-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=20 May 2021 |language=en}}

Its native range is China (Guangxi) to Hainan, Sri Lanka.

Species:

• Pityranthe trichosperma {{small|(Merr.) Kubitzki}}
• Pityranthe verrucosa {{small|Thwaites}}