Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Two subspecies (1):"Ssp. major ( = E. nebrodensis Tines; E. scoparia Lange) - an erect shrub. Shoots pubescent, heartwood red-brown, seeds ovate. Occurs in the western and central Mediterranean region.
"Ssp. procera (= E. procera Fisch. et. C.A. Mey.; E. nebrodensis var. procera (Fisch. et Mey.) Stapf.) - shoots glabrous; heartwood red-brown; seeds ovate to oblong. Occurs in the mountains of Southern Greece."
Description
"A shrub up to 2 m in height. Leaves up to 3 mm long, leathery. Male inflorescences without stalk, globose; female flowers solitary, petiolated, usually with 2 pairs of bracts. Fruit 5-7 mm long, red or yellow" (1).Range
Mediterranean region & W. Asia to the Himalaya (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Vidakovic 1991.[Ephedra] [Ephedraceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/ep/ep/major.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.com
Last modified on 11-Jan-1999