Ephedra distachya

Ephedra distachya

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: Ephedra distachya
Subspecies: E. d. subsp. distachya – E. d. subsp. helvetica

Name

Ephedra distachya L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1040 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chaetocladus distachys (L.) J.Nelson, Pinaceae: 162 (1866).
  • Ephedra distachya subvar. linnaei Stapf, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 67 (1889), nom. inval.
  • Ephedra equisetiformis subsp. distachya (L.) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 374 (1894), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Switzerland. Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Sardegna, Spain. Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Eastern Europe Krym, East European Russia, South European Russia, Ukraine. Asia-Temperate Siberia Altay, West Siberia. Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan. Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1040. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ephedra distachya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ephedra distachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ephedra distachya. Published online. Accessed: 21 Oct 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ephedra distachya. Accessed: 21 Oct 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ephedra distachya in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 21.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ephedra distachya in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

italiano: Uva marina
sardu: Ua de mare

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