Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra alata Decne.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 2: 239 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Africa to Arabian Peninsula. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

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?
Sep 29, 2004 Bové, N. [215] Egypt K000456139 Type No
Sep 29, 2004 Bovè, N. [215] Egypt K000076235 Isotype Yes
Sep 29, 2004 Bovè, N. [215] Egypt K000076236 Isotype Yes
Jun 30, 1998 Omar, S.; Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K.; Hamid, H. [43987] Iraq K000456062 No
Jun 30, 1998 Omar, S.; Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K.; Hamid, H. [43995] Iraq K000456067 No
Jun 30, 1998 Collenette, I.S. [2488 & 2489] Saudi Arabia K000456125 No
Jun 30, 1998 Omar, S.; Al-Kaisi; Hamad, K.; Hamid, H. [44018] Iraq K000456060 No
May 12, 1998 Uleson, T.W. [525] Saudi Arabia K000456124 No
Jan 30, 1992 Fawzi; Hazim; Hamid, H. [38788] Iraq K000456095 No
Jan 30, 1992 Karim, F.; Noori, M.; Hamid, H.; Khadim, H. [39963] Iraq K000456111 No
Jan 30, 1992 Karim, F.; Noori, M.; Hamid, H.; Khadim, H. [39933] Iraq K000456113 No
Jan 30, 1992 Karim, F.; Noori, M.; Hamid, H.; Khadim, H. [39946] Iraq K000456112 No
Jan 30, 1992 Fawzi; Hazim; Hamid, H. [38668] Iraq K000456094 No
Jan 30, 1992 Fawzi; Hazim; Hamid, H. [38605] Iraq K000456114 No
Jan 30, 1992 Fawzi; Hazim; Hamid, H. [38765] Iraq K000456096 No
Jun 20, 1989 Pampanini, R. [112] Libya K000459245 No
Mar 25, 1989 Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K000456122 No
Mar 25, 1989 Rechinger, K.H. [33276] Iraq K000456079 No
Mar 25, 1989 Khalib; Alizzi, H. [32743] Iraq K000456076 No
Mar 25, 1989 Chakravarty; al-Rawi, A.l.i.; Khateib; Tikrity [30123] Iraq K000456081 No
Mar 25, 1989 Alizzi, H.; Omar, S. [35555] Iraq K000456080 No
Mar 25, 1989 Simpson, N.D. [850] Egypt K000456134 No
Mar 25, 1989 Rechinger, K.H. [9298] Iraq K000456109 No
Mar 25, 1989 Schweinfurth, G. [406] Egypt K000456121 No
Mar 25, 1989 Rechinger, K.H. [102] Iraq K000456064 No
Mar 25, 1989 Hazim [32538] Iraq K000456082 No
Mar 25, 1989 Alizzi, H.; Omar, S. [35582] Iraq K000456073 No
Mar 25, 1989 Rechinger, K.H. [8776] Iraq K000456110 No
Mar 25, 1989 Guest, E.; al-Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [18819] Iraq K000456072 No
Mar 25, 1989 Chakravarty; al-Rawi, A.l.i. [29771] Iraq K000456061 No
Mar 25, 1989 Alizzi, H. [34413] Iraq K000456077 No
Mar 25, 1989 Guest, E.; al-Rawi, A. [14205] Iraq K000456078 No
Mar 25, 1989 Gillett, ,, J.B; al-Rawi, A. [6196] Iraq K000456074 No
Mar 25, 1989 Wiest, A. [217] Egypt K000456119 No
Mar 25, 1989 s.coll. [s.n.] Egypt K000456120 No
Mar 25, 1989 Guest, E.; al-Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [17154] Iraq K000456065 No
Mar 25, 1989 Guest, E.; Mahallal, Ibrahim [15216] Iraq K000456075 No
Sep 12, 1988 s.coll. [42365] Iraq K000456102 No
Sep 12, 1988 Haddad, S.Y.; Aoraha, D. [9540] Iraq K000456090 No
Sep 12, 1988 Guest, E.; al-Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [19391] Iraq K000456103 No
Sep 12, 1988 Guest, E.; Mahallal, Ibrahim [15213] Iraq K000456099 No
Sep 12, 1988 Guest, E.; Eig, A.; Zohary, M. [5071] Iraq K000456101 No
Sep 12, 1988 Barkley, F.A.; Haddad, Sharif,; Maki, Buthaira [6231] Iraq K000456100 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [s.n.] Egypt K000456140 No
Sep 12, 1988 Guest, E.; al-Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [19393] Iraq K000456108 No
Sep 12, 1988 Guest, E.; al-Rawi, A. [14205] Iraq K000456105 No
Sep 12, 1988 Guest, E.; Rechinger, K.H.; al-Rawi, A. [18819] Iraq K000456088 No
Sep 12, 1988 Schweinfurth, G. [342] Egypt K000456131 No
Sep 12, 1988 Collenette, I.S. [3457] Saudi Arabia K000456128 No
Sep 12, 1988 Barkley, F.A.; Abbas-al-Ani, Hikmat [6500] Iraq K000456093 No
Sep 12, 1988 Täckholm, G.V.; Kassas, M.A.; Nabil, elHadidy; Samir [s.n.] Egypt K000456135 No
Sep 12, 1988 Guest, E.; Mahallal, Ibrahim [15213] Iraq K000456106 No
Sep 12, 1988 Madden [40] Egypt K000456136 No
Sep 12, 1988 s.coll. [42354] Iraq K000456083 No
Sep 12, 1988 s.coll. [458] Iraq K000456085 No
Sep 12, 1988 Guest, E.; al-Rawi, A. [14236] Iraq K000456086 No
Sep 12, 1988 Ascherson, P. [s.n.] Egypt K000456138 No
Sep 12, 1988 Guest, E.; al-Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [19393] Iraq K000456071 No
Sep 12, 1988 Barkley, F.A.; Abbas-al-Ani, Hikmat [6500] Iraq K000456091 No
Sep 12, 1988 Collenette, I.S. [6156] Saudi Arabia K000456129 No
Sep 12, 1988 Schweinfurth, G. [178] Egypt K000456137 No
Sep 12, 1988 McDonald [s.n.] Jordan K000456070 No
Sep 12, 1988 Barkley, F.A.; Abbas-al-Ani, Hikmat [43 09] Iraq K000456092 No
Sep 12, 1988 Khateib; Alizzi, H. [32751] Iraq K000456089 No
Sep 12, 1988 Collenette, I.S. [6157] Saudi Arabia K000456127 No
Sep 12, 1988 Guest, E.; al-Rawi, A.; Rechinger, K.H. [17154] Iraq K000456097 No
Sep 12, 1988 Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K000456133 No
Sep 12, 1988 Collenette, I.S. [6156] Saudi Arabia K000456126 No
Sep 12, 1988 Omar, S.; Hamid, H.; Karim, F. [36978] Iraq K000456084 No
Sep 12, 1988 al-Rawi, A.; Khateib; Tikrity [29136] Iraq K000456104 No
Sep 12, 1988 Bharucha; al-Rawi, A.; Tikrity [29334] Iraq K000456098 No
Sep 12, 1988 Omar, S.; Karim, F.; Hamid, H. [s.n.] Iraq K000456087 No
Sep 12, 1988 Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K000456132 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
Barkley, F.A.; Haddad, Sharif,; Maki, Buthaira [6231] Iraq K000456107 No
s.coll. [4679] Libya K000456123 No
Guest, E.; Eig, A.; Zohary, M. [5071] Iraq K000456066 No
Abu-Laila, K.; Saifan, S.; Tehabsem, Z. [2002JOR6] Iraq K000456115 No

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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