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Ephedraceae (jointfir)

Ginkgoopsida - Ephedrales - Ephedraceae

Taxonomy
Ephedraceae was named by Dumortier (1829). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ephedrales by Dumortier (1829) and Meyen (1984); to Gnetopsida by Mabberley (2000); and to Gnetales by Cladera et al. (2007).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Ephedraceae Dumortier p. 11
1984Ephedraceae Meyen p. 89
2000Ephedraceae Mabberley
2007Ephedraceae Cladera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumGinkgophytaBessey 1907
classGinkgoopsidaEngler 1897
RankNameAuthor
orderEphedrales
familyEphedraceae
familyEphedraceae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Ephedraceae Dumortier 1829 [jointfir]
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G. Ephedra Linnaeus 1753
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Ephedra distachya Cladera et al. 2007
G. †Ephedrites Göppert and Berendt 1845
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Ephedrites johnianus Goeppert and Berendt 1845
Ephedrites vernonensis Fontaine 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available