Zotovia Explained

Zotovia is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to New Zealand (including the Antipodean Islands).^{[1] [2] [3]}

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

Species^[4]

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50166919 Tropicos, Zotovia Edgar & Connor
2. Edgar, Elizabeth & Connor, Henry Eamonn. 1998. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36: 569-575
3. Zotov, Victor Dmitrievich. 1943. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 73: 235
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=451609 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families