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 1. \n* Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton - Africa, Asia, Australia 2. \n* Rottboellia coelorachis G.Forst. - New Caledonia, Vanuatu 3. \n* Rottboellia goalparensis Bor - Assam 4. \n* Rottboellia laevispica Keng - Anhui, Jiangsu 5. \n* Rottboellia paradoxa de Koning & Sosef - Philippines 6. \n* Rottboellia purpurascens Robyns - tropical AfricaFormerly included