- Family:
- Ephedraceae Dumort.
- Genus:
- Ephedra Tourn. ex L.
Ephedra alata Decne.
[EDGE]
Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.
- Conservation
- Ephedra alata is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -8.4, which places it in position 990 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 4.48, ranked 886. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.
Native to:
Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tunisia, Western Sahara
Ephedra alata Decne. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2004 | Bovè, N. [215], Egypt | K000076235 | isotype | Yes | |
| Sep 29, 2004 | Bovè, N. [215], Egypt | K000076236 | isotype | Yes | |
| Sep 29, 2004 | Bové, N. [215], Egypt | K000456139 | Unknown type material | No | |
| Jun 30, 1998 | Collenette, I.S. [2488 & 2489], Saudi Arabia | K000456125 | No | ||
| Jun 30, 1998 | Omar, S. [44018], Iraq | K000456060 | No | ||
| Jun 30, 1998 | Omar, S. [43987], Iraq | K000456062 | No | ||
| Jun 30, 1998 | Omar, S. [43995], Iraq | K000456067 | No | ||
| May 12, 1998 | Uleson, T.W. [525], Saudi Arabia | K000456124 | No | ||
| Jan 30, 1992 | Fawzi [38605], Iraq | K000456114 | No | ||
| Jan 30, 1992 | Fawzi [38668], Iraq | K000456094 | No | ||
| Jan 30, 1992 | Fawzi [38788], Iraq | K000456095 | No | ||
| Jan 30, 1992 | Fawzi [38765], Iraq | K000456096 | No | ||
| Jan 30, 1992 | Karim, F. [39963], Iraq | K000456111 | No | ||
| Jan 30, 1992 | Karim, F. [39933], Iraq | K000456113 | No | ||
| Jan 30, 1992 | Karim, F. [39946], Iraq | K000456112 | No | ||
| Jun 20, 1989 | Pampanini, R. [112], Libya | K000459245 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Guest, E. [15216], Iraq | K000456075 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Alizzi, H. [34413], Iraq | K000456077 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Alizzi, H. [35555], Iraq | K000456080 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Rechinger, K.H. [8776], Iraq | K000456110 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Muschler, R. [s.n.], Egypt | K000456122 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Simpson, N.D. [850], Egypt | K000456134 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | s.coll. [s.n.], Egypt | K000456120 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Wiest, A. [217], Egypt | K000456119 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Rechinger, K.H. [33276], Iraq | K000456079 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Rechinger, K.H. [9298], Iraq | K000456109 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Hazim [32538], Iraq | K000456082 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Guest, E. [14205], Iraq | K000456078 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Chakravarty [30123], Iraq | K000456081 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Alizzi, H. [35582], Iraq | K000456073 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Rechinger, K.H. [102], Iraq | K000456064 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Gillett, , J.B [6196], Iraq | K000456074 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Guest, E. [18819], Iraq | K000456072 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Khalib [32743], Iraq | K000456076 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Guest, E. [17154], Iraq | K000456065 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Schweinfurth, G. [406], Egypt | K000456121 | No | ||
| Mar 25, 1989 | Chakravarty [29771], Iraq | K000456061 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Omar, S. [36978], Iraq | K000456084 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | s.coll. [458], Iraq | K000456085 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Khateib [32751], Iraq | K000456089 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Barkley, F.A. [6500], Iraq | K000456091 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Barkley, F.A. [6500], Iraq | K000456093 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Guest, E. [5071], Iraq | K000456101 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | al-Rawi, A. [29136], Iraq | K000456104 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Guest, E. [15213], Iraq | K000456106 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Collenette, I.S. [6157], Saudi Arabia | K000456127 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Collenette, I.S. [3457], Saudi Arabia | K000456128 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Muschler, R. [s.n.], Egypt | K000456132 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Schweinfurth, G. [178], Egypt | K000456137 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Madden [40], Egypt | K000456136 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Guest, E. [18819], Iraq | K000456088 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Guest, E. [19393], Iraq | K000456071 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Guest, E. [19391], Iraq | K000456103 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Guest, E. [17154], Iraq | K000456097 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Collenette, I.S. [6156], Saudi Arabia | K000456129 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Guest, E. [14205], Iraq | K000456105 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Guest, E. [15213], Iraq | K000456099 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Schweinfurth, G. [342], Egypt | K000456131 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Barkley, F.A. [43 09], Iraq | K000456092 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | McDonald [s.n.], Jordan | K000456070 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Guest, E. [14236], Iraq | K000456086 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Ascherson, P. [s.n.], Egypt | K000456138 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Guest, E. [19393], Iraq | K000456108 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | s.coll. [42365], Iraq | K000456102 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Muschler, R. [s.n.], Egypt | K000456133 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Haddad, S.Y. [9540], Iraq | K000456090 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Täckholm, G.V. [s.n.], Egypt | K000456135 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | s.coll. [42354], Iraq | K000456083 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Barkley, F.A. [6231], Iraq | K000456100 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Bharucha [29334], Iraq | K000456098 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Collenette, I.S. [6156], Saudi Arabia | K000456126 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Omar, S. [s.n.], Iraq | K000456087 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Davis, P.H. [s.n.], Egypt | K000456140 | No | ||
| Sep 12, 1988 | Shaw, W.B.K. [7], Libya | K000456130 | No | ||
| May 15, 1988 | Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.], Egypt | K000456117 | No | ||
| May 15, 1988 | Schweinfurth, G. [s.n.], Egypt | K000456118 | No | ||
| May 15, 1988 | s.coll. [[2]873], Egypt | K000456116 | No | ||
| Guest, E. [5071], Iraq | K000456066 | No | |||
| Abu-Laila, K. [2002JOR6], Iraq | K000456115 | No | |||
| Barkley, F.A. [6231], Iraq | K000456107 | No | |||
| s.coll. [4679], Libya | K000456123 | No |
First published in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 2: 239 (1824)
Accepted by
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- Guinea, E. (1948). Catálogo razonado de las plantas del Sáhara Español. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 8: 357-429.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
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