Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra chilensis C.Presl

First published in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 539 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & S. Chile to W. Argentina. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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?
Chase, M.W. [10140.B] Argentina K000696180 No
May 1, 2002 Gillies, J. [s.n.] Chile Ephedra dumosa K001057591 Type Yes
Gillies, J. [s.n.] Argentina Ephedra dumosa K001057592 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 22, 1988 Underhill, T.L. [41206] Chile Ephedra americana var. andina K000459600 No
Jan 1, 1930 Elliot, C. [640] Chile Ephedra americana var. andina K000459603 No
Jan 1, 1930 Elliot, C. [640] Chile Ephedra americana var. andina K000459602 No
Hieronymus, G.H.E.W.; Niederlein, G. [363] Argentina Ephedra americana var. andina K001057610 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hartweg, K.T. [1394] Ecuador Ephedra americana var. andina K000459567 Type Yes
Gardner, M.F.; Knees, S.G.; Devore [4455] Chile Ephedra americana var. andina K000459634 No
Hieronymus, G.H.E.W.; Niederlein, G. [363] Argentina Ephedra americana var. andina K001057609 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gosse, P.H. [s.n.] Chile Ephedra americana var. andina K000459601 No
Fiebrig, K. [s.n.] Bolivia Ephedra americana var. andina K000459580 No
Comber, H.F. Ephedra andina K:SPC-19169.000 No
Ephedra andina K:SPC-18480.000 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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