%0 Journal Article %A TENG Zhong-Hua %A ZHI Li %T Classification and geographical distribution of Leymus in China %D 2005 %R 10.7525/j.issn.1673-5102.2005.01.011 %J Bulletin of Botanical Research %P 22-25 %V 25 %N 1 %X A new key of species of Leymus in China is presented which includes 3 sectio-ns 20 species and 2 varieties. Sect. Racemosus comprises 2 species, sect. Leymus comprises 15 species and sect. Anisopyrum comprises 3 species. Among these taxa, sect. Racemosus were described as new. In addition, the geographical distribution of Leymus in China was also reported. According to analysis and statistics, we speculate that the Altai region is the distribution center of Leymus in China. %U https://bbr.nefu.edu.cn/EN/10.7525/j.issn.1673-5102.2005.01.011