Home – Home – Jornals – Flora and Vegetation of Asian Russia 2019 number 2

Basing on materials from the herbarium FRU (Institute of Biology of Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences), the genus Psathyrostachys Nevski ( Poaceae ) was analyzed. Kyrgyz flora consist of four species of this genus: P . hyalantha (Rupr.) Tzvelev, P . juncea (Fisch.) Nevski, P . kronenburgii (Hack.) Nevski, P . lanuginosa (Trin.) Nevski. Synopsis of the genus is presented, with brief nomenclature citations and the key for identifi cation. The review is accompanied by illustrations - photos of spikelets and distribution maps of all species, with footnotes given when necessary. P . hy alantha was discovered in the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic for the fi rst time. The distribution of species in the territory of Kyrgyzstan is given according to phyto-geographical dividing, where inner areas are: Northern Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul Lake basin, Central Tien Shan, Western Tien Shan, Cis-Ferganian regions, Inner Tien Shan, Alai Valley.