Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales - Ephedraceae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200
Parent taxon: Ephedraceae according to X. Wang and S. Zheng 2010
See also Chauhan 1991, Christenhusz et al. 2011, Cladera et al. 2007, Dumortier 1829 and Lakhanpal et al. 1976
Sister taxa: Eamesia, Ephedrites
Subtaxa: Ephedra distachya Ephedra hongtaoi Ephedra monostachya
Type: Ephedra distachya
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), India (15), Italy (2), North Atlantic (44), United States (2: Utah, Washington)
• Pliocene of North Atlantic (3), Portugal (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of North Atlantic (1)
• Miocene of Azerbaijan (6), North Atlantic (1), Poland (1), Türkiye (1), United States (2: Maryland, Virginia)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Maryland)
• Oligocene of Azerbaijan (1)
• Eocene of Argentina (1), United States (5: Alabama, Colorado, Missouri, Virginia)
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Virginia)
• Paleocene of Antarctica (1), United States (3: Missouri)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of Antarctica (1)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1), China (1), Mexico (1)
Total: 97 collections including 115 occurrences
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