- Family:
- Ephedraceae Dumort.
- Genus:
- Ephedra Tourn. ex L.
Ephedra altissima Desf.

[EDGE]
Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.
- Conservation
- Ephedra altissima is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -8.43, which places it in position 998 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 4.36, ranked 908. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.
Native to:
Algeria, Canary Is., Chad, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara
Ephedra altissima Desf. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 30, 1992 | Bramwell, D. [108], Morocco | K000459265 | No | ||
Sep 4, 1989 | Hooker [s.n.], Morocco | K000459255 | No | ||
Aug 10, 1989 | Cavara [2], Tunisia | K000459264 | No | ||
Aug 10, 1989 | Munby, G. [23], Algeria | K000459256 | No | ||
Aug 10, 1989 | Davis [49755], Libya | K000459266 | No | ||
Aug 10, 1989 | Wolfe, T.B. [s.n.], Algeria | K000459260 | No | ||
Aug 10, 1989 | Trethewy, A.W. [213], Morocco | K000459263 | No | ||
Aug 10, 1989 | Keith [459], Libya | K000459261 | No | ||
Aug 10, 1989 | Balansa, B. [426], Algeria | K000459258 | No | ||
Aug 8, 1989 | Hill, A.W. [s.n.], Algeria | K000459257 | No | ||
Aug 8, 1989 | Bramwell, D. [480], Morocco | K000459262 | No | ||
Aug 8, 1989 | Davis [49537], Libya | K000459267 | No | ||
Aug 8, 1989 | Bourgeau, E. [24], Algeria | K000459259 | No | ||
s.coll. [s.n.], Malta | K000455944 | No | |||
Marion [s.n.], France | K000456017 | No |
First published in Méd. Eclairée Sci. Phys. 3(6): 163 (1792)
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.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 2: 360-550. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
- Quézel, P. (1958). Mission Botanique au Tibesti: 1-357. Université d'Alger.
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