Ephedra strobilacea
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Species of seed-bearing shrub
| Ephedra strobilacea | |
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| Female cone of Ephedra strobilacea | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Ephedrales |
| Family: | Ephedraceae |
| Genus: | Ephedra |
| Species: | E. strobilacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Ephedra strobilacea | |
Ephedra strobilacea is a species of Ephedra that is native to Iran and Central Asia (Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan).[2]
The plant grows at 700–2,500 metres (2,300–8,200 ft) in elevation.[3]
- Taxonomy
It was originally described by Alexander G. von Bunge in 1852 and placed in section Alatae , tribe Tropidolepides by Otto Stapf in 1889. In 1996 Robert A. Price left E. strobilacea in section Alatae without recognizing a tribe.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ Bell, A.; Bachman, S. (2011). "Ephedra strobilacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T201682A9163984. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T201682A9163984.en . Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ IUCN Red List: Ephedra strobilacea
- ^ Price, R. A. (1996). Systematics of the Gnetales: A review of morphological and molecular evidence. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 157(6): S40-S49.
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