Ephedra gerardiana var. sikkimensis

Ephedra gerardiana var. sikkimensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: Ephedra gerardiana
Varietas: Ephedra gerardiana var. sikkimensis

Name

Ephedra gerardiana var. sikkimensis Stapf, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 76. 1889.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ephedra saxatilis var. sikkimensis (Stapf) Florin, Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., ser. 3, 12(1): 28. 1933.
• Heterotypic
  • Ephedra gerardiana var. saxatilis Stapf, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 76. 1889.
    • Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin, Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., ser. 3, 12(1): 25. 1933.
  • Ephedra gerardiana var. congesta C.Y.Cheng, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 13(4): 87. 1975.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central, Tibet Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya, Nepal. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ephedra gerardiana var. sikkimensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 24. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ephedra gerardiana var. sikkimensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Gerard Jointfir