''Kengyilia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of Asian plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 431 以礼草属 yi li cao shu ''Kengyilia'' C. Yen & J. L. Yang, Can. J. Bot. 68: 1897. 1990.
/ref> The genus is named in honor of Yi Li Keng. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> * '' Kengyilia alatavica'' (Drobow) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum -

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* '' Kengyilia batalinii'' (Krasn.) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum -

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Kengyilia eremopyroides ''Kengyilia'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The genus is named in honor of Yi Li Keng. ; Species * '' Kengyilia alatavica'' (Drobow) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum - Gansu, Xinjiang, Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan * '' Ke ...

'' Nevski ex C.Yen, J.L.Yang & B.R.Baum -

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* '' Kengyilia geminata'' (Keng & S.L.Chen) S.L.Chen -

* ''

Kengyilia gobicola ''Kengyilia'' is a genus of Asian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. The genus is named in honor of Yi Li Keng. ; Species * ''Kengyilia alatavica'' (Drobow) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum - Gansu, Xinjiang, Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan ...

'' C.Yen & J.L.Yang -

* '' Kengyilia grandiglumis'' (Keng & S.L.Chen) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum -

* '' Kengyilia guidenensis'' C.Yen, J.L.Yang & B.R.Baum -

* '' Kengyilia habahenensis'' B.R.Baum, C.Yen & J.L.Yang -

* '' Kengyilia hejingensis'' L.B.Cai & D.F.Cui -

* '' Kengyilia hirsuta'' (Keng) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum -

* '' Kengyilia kaschgarica'' (D.F.Cui) L.B.Cai -

* '' Kengyilia kokonorica'' (Keng) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum -

, Ningxia,

* '' Kengyilia kryloviana'' (Schischk.) C.Yen, J.L.Yang & B.R.Baum -

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* '' Kengyilia laxiflora'' (Keng) S.L.Chen -

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* '' Kengyilia laxistachya'' L.B.Cai, D.F.Cui -

* '' Kengyilia melanthera'' (Keng & S.L.Chen) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum -

* '' Kengyilia mutica'' (Keng & S.L.Chen) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum -

* '' Kengyilia pamirica'' J.L.Yang & C.Yen -

* '' Kengyilia pendula'' L.B.Cai -

* '' Kengyilia pulcherrima'' (Grossh.) C.Yen, J.L.Yang & B.R.Baum -

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* '' Kengyilia rigidula'' (Keng) S.L.Chen -

* '' Kengyilia shawanensis'' L.B.Cai -

* '' Kengyilia stenachyra'' (Keng) S.L.Chen -

* '' Kengyilia tahelacana'' J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum -

* '' Kengyilia thoroldiana'' (Oliv.) J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum -

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...

* '' Kengyilia zadoiensis'' S.L.Lu & Y.H.Wu -

* '' Kengyilia zhaosuensis'' J.L.Yang, C.Yen & B.R.Baum -

; formerly included * ''Kengyilia leiantha -

Elymus macrourus ''Elymus macrourus'' is a species of grass known by the common names tufted wheatgrass and thickspike wildrye. It is native to northwestern North America in Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. It is also present in eastern Siberia.Sull ...

References

External links

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
Pooideae Poaceae genera {{Pooideae-stub