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Zotovia

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Zotovia
Zotovia thomsonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Oryzoideae
Tribe: Ehrharteae
Genus: Zotovia
Edgar & Connor
Type species
Zotovia colensoi
(Hook.f.) Edgar & Connor[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Petriella Zotov 1943, illegitimate homonym not Curzi 1930 (a fungus in Microascaceae)

Zotovia is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to New Zealand (including the Antipodean Islands).[1][3][4]

The genus is named for Victor Dmitrievich Zotov (1908–1977), a botanist born in Vladivostok who migrated to New Zealand in 1924.[5]

Species[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tropicos, Zotovia Edgar & Connor
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Edgar, Elizabeth & Connor, Henry Eamonn. 1998. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36: 569-575
  4. ^ Zotov, Victor Dmitrievich. 1943. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 73: 235
  5. ^ Dell, R. K. "Zotov, Victor Dmitrievich 1908 - 1977". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.