Rottboellia
Encyclopedia
Rottboellia is a genus
of grass in the Poaceae
family.
It was named in honour of Christen Friis Rottbøll
by Carolus Linnaeus the Younger
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of grass in the Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
family.
It was named in honour of Christen Friis Rottbøll
Christen Friis Rottbøll
Christen Friis Rottbøll was a Danish physician and botanist and pupil of Carolus Linnaeus....
by Carolus Linnaeus the Younger
Carolus Linnaeus the Younger
Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Carl von Linné or Carolus Linnaeus the Younger was a Swedish naturalist...
.