Ephedra gerardiana

Ephedra gerardiana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: Ephedra gerardiana
Varietates: E. g. var. gerardiana – E. g. var. sikkimensis

Name

Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Klotzsch & Garcke, Bot. Ergebn. Reise Waldemar: 32 (1862).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ephedra gerardiana var. wallichii Stapf, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 75 (1889), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Tuva. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan. Regional: China Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Klotzsch, J.F. & Garcke, C.A.F. 1862. Die botanischen ergebnisse der reise Seiner Königl: 32.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ephedra gerardiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ephedra gerardiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ephedra gerardiana. Published online. Accessed: Apr 15 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Ephedra gerardiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ephedra gerardiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile

Vernacular names

English: Gerard Jointfir

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