Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra aphylla Forssk.

First published in Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 170 (1775)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Arabian Peninsula. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cyprus, Egypt, Gulf States, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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?
Sep 29, 2004 [Parlatore] [s.n.] Egypt K000459050 No
Sep 29, 2004 Bornmüller, J.F.N. [1749] Israel K000459012 Type Yes
Jul 1, 2001 s.coll. [209/35] Israel K000459032 No
Jun 30, 1998 Fawzi, Karim; Al-Qaran, S. [2322] Jordan K000459016 No
Dec 1, 1996 Collenette, J.S. [7078] Saudi Arabia K000459035 No
Dec 1, 1996 Collenette, J.S. [7079] Saudi Arabia K000459034 No
Mar 14, 1994 Shabetal, J.R. [3.4] Egypt K000459051 No
Apr 10, 1990 Pampanini, R. [118] Libya K000459280 No
Jun 20, 1989 Davis, P.H. [4443] Gaza Strip K000459018 No
Jun 20, 1989 Meyers, F.A.; Dinsmore, J.E. [8124] Gaza Strip K000459013 No
Jun 20, 1989 Dinsmore, J.E. [221] Israel K000459017 No
Jun 20, 1989 Simpson, N.D. [178] Egypt K000459065 No
Jun 20, 1989 Ball, J. [984] Gaza Strip K000459014 No
Jun 20, 1989 Davis, P.H. [4366] Gaza Strip K000459011 No
Jun 20, 1989 Samuelsson, G. [741] Israel K000459010 No
Jun 20, 1989 Gillett, J.B. [15860] Jordan K000459015 No
Jun 20, 1989 Simpson, N.D. [371] Egypt K000459066 No
Jun 20, 1989 Dinsmore, J.E. [3922] Jordan K000459008 No
Mar 25, 1989 Davis, P.H. [8517] Egypt K000459057 No
Mar 25, 1989 Schimper, W. [316] Egypt K000459144 Syntype No
Mar 25, 1989 Simpson, N.D. [940] Egypt K000459055 No
Mar 25, 1989 Davis, P.H. [8133] Egypt K000459067 No
Mar 25, 1989 Schweinfurth, G. [408] Egypt K000459033 No
Mar 25, 1989 Pampanini, R. [117] Libya K000459281 No
Mar 25, 1989 Davis, P.H. [7837] Egypt K000459053 No
Mar 25, 1989 Murray, G.W. [3360] Egypt K000459054 No
Mar 25, 1989 Simpson, N.D. [597] Egypt K000459056 No
Mar 25, 1989 Hassib, M. [6610] Egypt K000459049 No
Mar 25, 1989 Davis, P.H. [8706] Egypt K000459058 No
Mar 25, 1989 Schweinfurth, G. [344] Egypt K000459052 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [5040] Israel K000459026 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [4523] Gaza Strip K000459031 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [5024] Gaza Strip K000459021 No
Sep 12, 1988 Dinsmore, J.E. [221] Gaza Strip K000459023 No
Sep 12, 1988 Zohary, M.; Grizi, A. [301] Israel K000459029 No
Sep 12, 1988 Dinsmore, J.E.; Meyers, F.S. [8124] Gaza Strip K000459022 No
Sep 12, 1988 Simpson, N.D. [1053] Egypt K000459069 No
Sep 12, 1988 Dinsmore, J.E.; Meyers, F.S. [11921] Gaza Strip K000459025 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [8977] Jordan K000459045 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [5064] Jordan K000459027 No
Sep 12, 1988 Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K000459063 No
Sep 12, 1988 Simpson, N.D. [940] K000459044 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [8058] Egypt K000459064 No
Sep 12, 1988 Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K000459059 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [5005] Gaza Strip K000459028 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [9400] Jordan K000459043 No
Sep 12, 1988 Amdursky, I.; Segal, T. [402] Gaza Strip K000459024 No
Sep 12, 1988 Schimper, G.H.W. [280] Saudi Arabia K000459036 Isotype Yes
Sep 12, 1988 Muschler, R. [s.n.] Egypt K000459070 No
Sep 12, 1988 Muschler, R. [s.n.] Sudan K000459089 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [4909] Gaza Strip K000459019 No
Sep 12, 1988 Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] Lebanon K000459039 No
Sep 12, 1988 Simpson, N.D. [2058] Egypt K000459062 No
Sep 12, 1988 Bornmuller, J. [1746] Israel K000459030 No
Sep 12, 1988 Davis, P.H. [4004] Gaza Strip K000459020 No
Sep 12, 1988 Paine, J.A. [94] Jordan K000459046 No
Sep 12, 1988 Simpson, N.D. [3321] Egypt K000459061 No
Sep 12, 1988 Simpson, N.D. [1052] Egypt K000459068 No
Sep 12, 1988 Collenette, J.S. [6258] Saudi Arabia K000459047 No
Sep 12, 1988 Collenette, J.S. [6259] Saudi Arabia K000459048 No
Sep 12, 1988 Gillet, J.B. [16132] Jordan K000459037 No
Sep 12, 1988 Shabetal, J.R. [3.5] Egypt K000459060 No
May 12, 1988 Jallad, W.; Lahham, J.; Hanania, S. [578] Jordan K000459042 No
May 12, 1988 Boulos, L. [8068] Jordan K000459009 No
Sep 28, 1987 Freitag, H. [19697] Egypt K000459038 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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    • 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