Ephedra chilensis

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Ephedra chilensis
Andean Jointfir, Sendero al Manquehue, Lo Barnechea, Metropolitana de Santiago, CL imported from iNaturalist photo 212624739.jpg
Ephedra chilensis in Cerro Manquehue, Metropolitan region, Chile
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Gnetophyta
Class: Gnetopsida
Order: Ephedrales
Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species:
E. chilensis
Binomial name
Ephedra chilensis
Synonyms [1]
  • Ephedra americana var. andina(Poepp. ex C.A.Mey.) Stapf
  • Ephedra andinaPoepp. ex C.A.Mey.
  • Ephedra araucanaPhil.
  • Ephedra bracteataMiers, not validly publ.
  • Ephedra chilensisMiers, nom. illeg.
  • Ephedra dumosaMiers
  • Ephedra monticolaMiers

Ephedra chilensis, also known as pingo-pingo, is a species of plant in the division Gnetophyta. It is native to Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. In Chile, it is distributed between the Arica and Parinacota region and the Araucania region. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ephedra chilensis C.Presl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  2. Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro; Alarcón, Diego; Baeza, Carlos; Cavieres, Lohengrin; Finot, Víctor L.; Fuentes, Nicol; Kiessling, Andrea; Mihoc, Maritza; Pauchard, Aníbal; Ruiz, Eduardo; Sanchez, Paulina; Marticorena, Alicia; Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro (2018). "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001. ISSN   0717-6643.