Ephedra americana

Ephedra americana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: Ephedra americana

Name

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

Synonyms

• 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).

Distribution

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, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Links

• 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.

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