Yi Li Keng

Chinese botanist (1898-1975).

Yi-Li Keng (Chinese: 耿以礼 Gěng Yi-Li; 1897, Nanjing – 1975) was a Chinese botanist, specializing in the study of grasses (the family Poaceae), particularly the tribe Triticeae of the Poaceae. Yi-Li Keng graduated in 1927 with B.Sc. from Nanjing University (called at that time National Southeastern University). After graduation, he collected plants in Zhejiang Province with Hsen-Hsu Hu and Sung-Shu Chien. At George Washington University Keng graduated with A.M. in 1932 and Ph.D. in 1933. His thesis, The Grasses of China (1933), provides treatments of 154 genera and 536 species. In 1934 he becam

Abbreviations: Keng
Occupations: botanist
Citizenships: People's Republic of China
Languages: Latin
Dates: 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 43 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 118 plants, 0 fungi

43 plants attributed, 75 plants contributed to118 plants:

Bothriochloa ischaemum (Yellow Bluestem) (L.) Keng 1936
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Bothriochloa ischaemum is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae, found throughout much of the world. It is commonly known as yellow bluestem. Two varieties are recognized, of which Bothriochloa ischaemum var. ischaemum is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa and naturalized elsewhere, and var. songarica is native to Asia and naturalized elsewhere. Var. songarica is an invasive weed in Texas, where it is known as "King Ranch bluestem"; it has displaced native grasses in large areas of central and south Texas. The species name come from the Ancient Greek ischaemum, a styptic (causing
Cleistogenes Keng 1934
plant genus in the poaceae family
Cleistogenes is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. The name Cleistogenes was for a time considered an invalidly published name synonymous with Kengia, but revisions to the Code of Nomenclature have reversed this situation. Cleistogenes is now the correct name. Species Cleistogenes caespitosa Keng - China Cleistogenes festucacea Honda - China Cleistogenes gatacrei (Stapf) Bor - Afghanistan, Pakistan Cleistogenes hackelii (Honda) Honda - China, Japan, Korea Cleistogenes hancei Keng - China, Primorye Cleistogenes kitagawae Honda - Hebei, Liaoning, Mongolia, Russian Far
Stephanachne Keng 1934
plant genus in the poaceae family
Stephanachne is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. It contains a single species, Stephanachne nigrescens, a perennial grass native to north-central, south-central, and western China (Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, and Sichuan).
Cleistogenes squarrosa (Scabrous Hideseedgrass) (Trin.) Keng 1934
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Cleistogenes serotina (Kengia Serotina) (L.) Keng 1934
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Cleistogenes serotina is a species of grass in the family Poaceae, native to Europe and temperate Asia. Culms are geniculately ascending, 1 mm in diameter, and 30–60 cm in height. Leaf-blades are spreading, flat, or involute, from 4–8 cm long and 3–5 mm wide.
Stephanachne nigrescens Keng 1934
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Stephanachne is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. It contains a single species, Stephanachne nigrescens, a perennial grass native to north-central, south-central, and western China (Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, and Sichuan).
Panicum cristatellum Keng 1940
annual plant species in the poaceae family
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Chikusichloa mutica Keng 1931
perennial and medicinal plant species in the poaceae family
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Stipa capillacea Keng 1941
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Stipa aliena Keng 1941
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Sinochasea Keng 1958
plant genus in the poaceae family
Sinochasea is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Sinochasea trigyna, native to mountainous regions of Tibet, Qinghai, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
Littledalea racemosa Keng 1934
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Enteropogon dolichostachyus (Lag.) Keng 1957
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Duthiea brachypodium (P.Candargy) Keng & Keng f. 1965
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Bambusa rigida Keng & Keng f. 1946
plant species in the poaceae family
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Apocopis breviglumis Keng & S.L.Chen 1975
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Agropyron mongolicum Keng 1938
perennial and medicinal plant species in the poaceae family
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Achnatherum inebrians (Hance) Keng 1957
perennial and medicinal plant species in the poaceae family
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Sinochasea trigyna Keng 1958
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Rottboellia laevispica Keng 1931
annual plant species in the poaceae family
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Poa mongolica (Rendle) Keng 1957
plant species in the poaceae family
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Orinus kokonorica (K.S.Hao) Keng 1957
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Neyraudia montana Keng 1935
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Eragrostis perennans Keng 1935
perennial and medicinal plant species in the poaceae family
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Eragrostis autumnalis Keng 1936
annual and perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Eragrostis alta Keng 1937
annual and perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Cleistogenes hancei Keng 1940
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Cleistogenes caespitosa Keng 1934
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Chloris formosana (Honda) Keng 1957
annual and perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Bromus plurinodis Keng 1976
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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