Ephedra altissima

Ephedra altissima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnetales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Gnetophyta Classis: Gnetopsida Ordo: Gnetales

Familia: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: Ephedra altissima
Varietates: E. a. var. altissima – E. a. var. tibestica

Name

Ephedra altissima Desf., Méd. Eclairée Sci. Phys. 3(6): 163 (1792).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chaetocladus altissima (Desf.) J.Nelson, Pinaceae: 162 (1866).

Homonyms

• Ephedra altissima Bové, nom. illeg. = Ephedra alata subsp. alata
• Ephedra altissima Buch, nom. illeg. = Ephedra fragilis subsp. fragilis
• Ephedra altissima Delile, nom. illeg. = Ephedra aphylla Forssk.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands (Tenerife) Regional: West Tropical Africa Mauritania. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desfontaines, R.L. 1792. La Médecine eclairée par les sciences physiques 3(6): 163.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ephedra altissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ephedra altissima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ephedra altissima. Published online. Accessed: Apr 14 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Ephedra altissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Apr 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ephedra altissima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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