Ephedra breana

Ephedra breana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: Ephedra breana

Name

Ephedra breana Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 91: 519 (1895).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ephedra haenkeana Tocl, Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 38: 2 (1902).
  • Ephedra wraithiana I.M.Johnst., Contr. Gray Herb. 85: 164 (1929).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Tocl, K. 1902. Ueber eine neue andine Ephedra-Art. Sitzungsberichte der Königlichen Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 1902(38): 1–5. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ephedra breana 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 breana. Published online. Accessed: Apr 15 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Ephedra breana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr 2020.

Vernacular names

español: Frutilla De Campo, Pingo-pingo

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