Ephedra americana

Taxonavigation

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

Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 860 (1806).

Heterotypic
- Ephedra peruviana Bertero ex [Carr.], Traité Gén. Conif.: 549 (1855).
- Ephedra americana var. humboldtii Stapf, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 85 (1889).

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest, Chile North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Willdenow, C.L. 1806. Species Plantarum. Editio quarta. Tomus 4. Pars 2. Pp. 634–1157. Impensis G. C. Nauk, Berolini [Berlin]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ephedra americana 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 americana. Published online. Accessed: Apr 14 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Ephedra americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Apr 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ephedra americana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.