Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra nebrodensis Tineo

First published in G.Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 638 (1844)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. to Mauritania. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Canary Is., Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Mauritania, Morocco, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève. [Cited as Ephedra major subsp. major.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Ephedra major.]
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press. [Cited as Ephedra major subsp. major.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 30, 1992 Bourgeau, E. [470] Spain K000076231 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 30, 1992 Webb [s.n.] Spain K000076232 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 30, 1992 Webb [s.n.] Spain K000076233 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1933 Freyn, J. [1118] Turkey K000459208 No
Peralta, J. [2535] Spain K001611636 Yes
Szovits [s.n.] Azerbaijan K001057579 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0