Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra procera C.A.Mey.

First published in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 10: 45 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Balkan Peninsula to W. Himalaya. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919. [Cited as Ephedra major subsp. procera.]
  • Güner, A. (ed.) (2018). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 2: 1-1054. ANG Vakfı. Nezahat Gökyi˘git Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul. [Cited as Ephedra major.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chilton, L. (2010). Plant list for Lesvos, slightly revised 1998-2009: 1-36. Marengo, Hunstanton, England.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 15, 1987 Furse, P. [2940] Iran K000459227 No
Jul 20, 1968 Browicz, K. [s.n.] Georgia K000459322 No
Nov 14, 1962 s.coll. [s.n.] Georgia K000459231 No
Jul 27, 1960 Riedl, H. [18849] Afghanistan K000459228 No
Jul 1, 1935 Tad. Wisniewski [700] Russia K000459214 No
Jun 17, 1931 Heideman, T.; Ysaev, J. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K000459212 No
Jun 17, 1931 Heideman, T.; Ysaev, J. [s.n.] Azerbaijan K000459213 No
Aug 29, 1883 Ascherson, P. [386] Turkey K000459210 No
May 8, 1883 Ascherson, P. [386] Turkey K000459211 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images