Ephedraceae
Ephedra
Ephedra alata

Ephedra alata subsp. alenda (Stapf) Trab.

First published in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Algérie Tunisie: 399 (1905)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is N. Africa to Mauritania. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 20, 1989 Kralik [25] Algeria Ephedra alenda K000459247 No
Jun 20, 1989 Pitard, C.S. [3781] Morocco Ephedra alenda K000459250 No
Jun 20, 1989 Pitard, C.S. [3777] Morocco Ephedra alenda K000459251 No
Jun 20, 1989 Cosson, E. [s.n.] Algeria Ephedra alenda K000459248 No
Jun 20, 1989 Collett, H. [s.n.] Algeria Ephedra alenda K000459253 No
Jun 20, 1989 Buchinger; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] Algeria Ephedra alenda K000459246 No
Jun 20, 1989 Pitard, C.S. [3783] Morocco Ephedra alenda K000459249 No
Jun 20, 1989 Pitard, C.S. [3779] Morocco Ephedra alenda K000459252 No

Sources

  • 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.
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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