Zotovia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Oryzoideae
Tribus: Ehrharteae
Genus: Zotovia
Species: Z. acicularis – Z. colensoi – Z. thomsonii
Name

Zotovia E.Edgar & Connor, New Zealand J. Bot. 36: 569 (1998)

Type species: Zotovia colensoi (Hook.f.) Edgar & Connor, New Zealand J. Bot. 36: 571. (1998)

Synonyms

Replaced synonym
Petriella Zotov, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 73: 235. (1943), nom. illeg.

References

Edgar, E. & Connor, H.E. 1998. Zotovia and Microlaena: New Zealand Ehrhartoid Gramineae. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36: 4, 565-586. PDF Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Zotovia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct. 31. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Zotovia. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 31.
Tropicos.org 2013. Zotovia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Zotovia. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct. 2013. Reference page.

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]

Zotovia acicularis Edgar & Connor - South Island
Zotovia colensoi (Hook.f.) Edgar & Connor - North + South Island
Zotovia thomsonii (Petrie) Edgar & Connor - South Island, Antipodean Islands

References
Wikispecies has information related to Zotovia.

Tropicos, Zotovia Edgar & Connor
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Edgar, Elizabeth & Connor, Henry Eamonn. 1998. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36: 569-575
Zotov, Victor Dmitrievich. 1943. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 73: 235

Dell, R. K. "Zotov, Victor Dmitrievich 1908 - 1977". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

"Zoysia Willd". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.