title: Rottboellia
text: # Rottboellia
  
  Rottboellia (commonly called itch grass) is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family.
  
  The genus was named in honour of Danish botanist Christen Friis Rottbøll (1727-1797).
  
  ## Species
  
  * Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton - Africa, Asia, Australia
  * Rottboellia coelorachis G.Forst. - New Caledonia, Vanuatu
  * Rottboellia goalparensis Bor - Assam
  * Rottboellia laevispica Keng - Anhui, Jiangsu
  * Rottboellia paradoxa de Koning & Sosef - Philippines
  * Rottboellia purpurascens Robyns - tropical Africa
  
  ## Formerly included
  
  Numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Chasmopodium, Coelorachis, Elionurus, Eremochloa, Glyphochloa, Hainardia, Hemarthria, Henrardia, Heteropholis, Ischaemum, Lasiurus, Lolium, Loxodera, Manisuris, Mnesithea, Muhlenbergia, Ophiuros, Oropetium, Parapholis, Phacelurus, Pholiurus, Psilurus, Ratzeburgia, Rhytachne, Schizachyrium, Spartina, Stenotaphrum, Thaumastochloa, Urelytrum and Xerochloa.
  
  