Zotovia

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
Synonyms
  • 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).

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

Species

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Zotovia Edgar & Connor
  2. 1 2 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.