Ephedra equisetina Bunge
First published in Beitr. Fl. Russl.: 324 (1852)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Caucasus to S. Russian Far East. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Altay, China North-Central, Inner Mongolia, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Primorye, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Ephedra nebrodensis subsp. equisetina (Bunge) Breistr. ex Greuter & Burdet in Willdenowia 13: 278 (1983 publ. 1984)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Ephedra equisetina var. monoica Y.Yang in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 38: 385 (2000)
- Ephedra shennungiana Tang in J. Amer. Pharm. Assoc. 17: 339 (1928)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
- Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
- Peschkova, G.A. (2005). Synopsis of the Siberian Ephedra species (Ephedraceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 90: 423-436.
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Cao, R. (eds.) in Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 1: 1-779. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot. [Cited as Ephedra major.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- 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.
- Peschkova, G.A. (2005). Synopsis of the Siberian Ephedra species (Ephedraceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 90: 423-436.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of China 4: 1-453. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
- Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Cao, R. (eds.) in Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 1: 1-779. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jun 22, 1997 | Baitulin, I.O. [s.n.], Kazakhstan | K000459318 | No | ||
Jul 11, 1973 | Vasák, V. [23840], Uzbekistan | K000459334 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1925 | Chaney, R.W. [497], Mongolia | K000459346 | No | ||
Bunge, A.A. von [s.n.] | K001057575 | isosyntype | Yes | ||
Przewalski, N.M. [180], China | K001057574 | Yes | |||
Handel-Mazzetti [3784], China | K000459347 | No | |||
Bunge, A.A. von [s.n.] | K001057576 | isosyntype | Yes | ||
Nov 17, 1966 | Delavay [3723], China | Ephedra shennungiana | K000459349 | No |
Sources
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EDGE Gymnosperms
- EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images