†Ephedra hongtaoi Wang and Zheng 2010 (jointfir)
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Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales - Ephedraceae
Full reference: X. Wang and S. Zheng. 2010. Whole fossil plants of Ephedra and their implications on the morphology, ecology and evolution of Ephedraceae (Gnetales). Chinese Science Bulletin 55(15):1511-1519
Belongs to Ephedra according to X. Wang and S. Zheng 2010
Sister taxa: Ephedra distachya, Ephedra monostachya
Type specimen: Palaeontological Museum, Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen, GBM2 ("complete, including root, stem, branches and ovuliferous units with micropylar tubes")
Distribution: found only at Dawangzhangzi (Cretaceous of China)
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