Ephedraceae
Ephedra

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

Heterotypic Synonyms

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?
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

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images