Ephedra nebrodensis

Ephedra nebrodensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnetales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Gnetophyta Classis: Gnetopsida Ordo: Gnetales

Familia: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: Ephedra nebrodensis

Name

Ephedra nebrodensis Tineo in G.Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 638 (1844).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ephedra equisetiformis subsp. nebrodensis (Tineo) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 374 (1894).
  • Ephedra major var. nebrodensis (Tineo) Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(1): 44 (1924).
• Heterotypic
  • Ephedra graeca C.A.Mey., Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 5: 35 (1845).
  • Ephedra equisetiformis Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 275 (1847).
  • Ephedra vulgaris Willk., Flora 35: 319 (1852).
  • Ephedra villarsii Gren. & Godr., Fl. France Corse 3: 161 (1855).
    • Ephedra major subsp. villarsii (Gren. & Godr.) P.Fourn., Quatre Fl. France: 19 (1934).
  • Ephedra scoparia Lange, Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1862: 33 (1862).
    • Ephedra nebrodensis var. scoparia (Lange) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 677 (1882).
  • Chaetocladus monostachys J.Nelson, Pinaceae: 162 (1866).
  • Ephedra major var. suggarica Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 207 (1929).
    • Ephedra nebrodensis subsp. suggarica (Maire) Breistr. ex Greuter & Burdet, Willdenowia 13: 278 (1983 publ. 1984).
  • Ephedra atlantica Andr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 64: 265 (1931).
    • Ephedra major var. atlantica (Andr.) Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 4: 921 (1941).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Regional: Macaronesia Canary Islands. Regional: West Tropical Africa Mauritania. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

English: large ephedra
français: grand éphédra, grand éphèdre, grande uvette, éphèdre des monts Nébrodes

References

Primary references

• Gussone, G. 1843–1845. Florae Siculae Synopsis, [exhibens plantas vasculares in Sicilia insulisque adjacentibus huc usque detectas secundum systema Linneanum dipositas]. Neapoli. Vol. 2. [(1): 1–529. 1844 ("1843"); (2): 527–926. Jul 1844 – Sep 1845]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Nouviant, J. 1999. Recherches sur Ephedra en Europe IV. Critique de Ephedra nebrodensis. Bulletin de la Murithienne, Société valaisanne des Sciences Naturelles 116: 60–79. PDF Reference page.  (relegating Ephedra major into the synonymy of Ephedra foeminea and accepting Ephedra nebrodensis)

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ephedra nebrodensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Ephedra nebrodensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jan 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Ephedra nebrodensis. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jan 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ephedra nebrodensis. Accessed: 20 Jan 2023.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Ephedra nebrodensis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 20.