Kingdom Plantae Order Ephedrales Genus Ephedra Higher classification Ephedra | Division Gnetophyta Family Ephedraceae Scientific name Ephedra przewalskii Rank Species | |
Similar Ephedra, Ephedra monosperma, Ephedra aspera, Ephedra fasciculata, Ephedra intermedia | ||
Ephedra przewalskii is a species of Ephedra that is native to Central Asia, Mongolia, Pakistan, and parts of China (Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, and Tibet).
It was originally described by Otto Stapf in 1889 and placed in section Alatae, tribe Tropidolepides. In 1996 Robert A. Price left E. przewalskii in section Alatae without recognizing a tribe.
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