Taxonomic revision of Chenopodiaceae in Himalaya and Tibet Author Sukhorukov, Alexander P. Author Liu, Pei-Liang Author Kushunina, Maria text PhytoKeys 2019 116 1 141 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.116.27301 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.116.27301 1314-2003-116-1 182FFF91FFCDFF9CFF811552FFCCFFCF 2559703 1. Sympegma regelii Bunge, Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg 25: 371 (1879) Lectotype ( Grubov 1966 ): [CHINA, Xinjiang, Qitai County] basin of Bar-kul Lake towards Gucheng, 5 Sep 1875, P.A. Pyasetsky s.n. (LE). Description. See genus description. Habitat. Screes; 3500-4500 m a.s.l. Phenology. Flowering: July-September; fruiting: August-October. Distribution. See Fig. 53 . Specimens examined. CHINA: Xizang (new records): Ngari Prefecture : Rutog (Ritu) County, nr Bangong Lake, 4230 m a.s.l., 10 Jul 1974, Biological Institute Tibet Expedition Team 3461 (HNWP40809) & 4 Sep 1984, Qinghai-Tibet Team 1340 (HNWP146054); East bank of Bangong Lake, 4200 m a.s.l., 15 Aug 1987, B.S. Li & D. Zheng 11018 (PE01341763). This is the first record of S. regelii in Xizang, and the records in the neighbouring areas of Jammu & Kashmir (India) are predicted. Sympegma is a common plant on the screes in North Pakistan and Xinjiang ( Grubov 1966 , Eberhardt et al. 2007 , Hong and Blackmore 2015 ). General distribution. W China, E Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan.