Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra sinica Stapf

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 133 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Siberia to N. & NE. China. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Marhold, K. (ed.) (2012). IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 14. Taxon 61: 1336-1345.
  • Peschkova, G.A. (2005). Synopsis of the Siberian Ephedra species (Ephedraceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 90: 423-436.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 1: 1-779. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Marhold, K. (ed.) (2012). IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 14. Taxon 61: 1336-1345.
  • Peschkova, G.A. (2005). Synopsis of the Siberian Ephedra species (Ephedraceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 90: 423-436.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1967 Chaney, R.W. [495] Mongolia K000459359 No
Apr 27, 1941 Bracelin, N.F. [1240] China K000459354 No
Jan 1, 1932 Littledale, S.G.R.; Littledale, T. [s.n.] Mongolia K000459360 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1932 Meyer, F.N. [1095] China K000459357 Type Yes
Oct 29, 1930 Liu, J.C. [1639] China K000459356 No
Oct 29, 1930 Read [304] China K000459358 No
Oct 29, 1930 Cowdry, N.H. [10] China K000459353 No
Oct 29, 1930 Read [303] China K000459350 No
Oct 29, 1930 Read [302] China K000459351 No
Oct 29, 1930 Liu, J.C.; Feng, C.T. [1638] China K000459355 No
Oct 29, 1930 Read [301] China K000459352 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K001057620 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • 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/
    • © 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images