Pollinirhiza

Dulac ,Fl. Hautes -pyr. (1867), 120 .

Listereae . V. Pollinia (a genus of grasses ) ,Gr. rhiza (root) .Significance unknown , unless either in reference to roots like the mainly Asiatic grasses in the genus Pollinia or ,more probably ,in commemoration of Dr. Ciro Pollini ,Professor of Botany at Verona (d. 1833) ; author of several works on general botany and on the flora of northern Italy .