Zotovia | |
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Zotovia thomsonii | |
Scientific 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]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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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]