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Ephedra distachya
Taxonomy
Ephedra distachya was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type species of Ephedra.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1753 | Ephedra distachya Linnaeus |
| 2007 | Ephedra distachya Cladera et al. pp. 54, 55 figs. Figs, 4E-I |
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Ephedra distachya Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Cladera et al. 2007 | Stems with verticillate branches and seed-bearing structures. Third order branches in whorls of three to six per node. Stems and branches with ridges, up to 0.2cm wide and 2.2cm long. Seed-bearing structures single or in clusters of three to five, sessile, rounded to oval in outline and up to 0.15cm wide and 0.20cm long. Each structure with two oval-acuminate seeds 0.80mm wide and 1.8mm long. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (29 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleistocene | North Atlantic | Ephedra distachya (262359 262360 262361 262420 262421 262422 263298 263457 264292 264293 264294 264295 264296 264384 264728 264731 264732 264734 264944 264945 264946 264947 264948 265136 265140 265456) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | North Atlantic | Ephedra distachya (262356 264289 264727) |