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Accession Data:
Ephedra intermedia
Schrenk & C.A.Mey.
Common Name:
zhong ma huang
Family:
Ephedraceae
Dumort.
Country of Origin:
W. Asia - Iran, Turkestan, to the Himalayas and China
USDA Zone:
6-8
Accession Data:
Accession #
200800140
Source:
Chad Husby - FIU (seeds)
Accession Date:
09-10-2008
Bench:
2216 - XER:Atacama Fog Desert
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
1 confirmed on 05-28-2024
Restrictions:
Classification:
Division:
Gnetophyta
Class:
Gnetopsida
SubClass:
Gnetidae
Order:
Ephedrales
SubOrder:
Family:
Ephedraceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
References (internal):
Gymnosperms & Gnetophytes
Medicinal Plants
Gnetophyta
EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to:
Altay
/
Kazakhstan
/
Kirgizistan
/
Turkmenistan
/
Tadzhikistan
/
Uzbekistan
/
Afghanistan
/
Iran
/
Inner Mongolia
/
Manchuria
/
China North-Central
/
China Southeast
/
Tibet
/
Xinjiang
/
India
/
West Himalaya
/
Mongolia
/
Nepal
/
Pakistan
References (external):
The Gymnosperm Database
Caveney et al.,
New observations on the secondary chemistry of world Ephedra (Ephedraceae)
, (American Journal of Botany. 2001;88:1199-1208.)
Ephedra intermedia
at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
Ephedra intermedia
at IUCN Red List. Last accessed on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
Ephedra intermedia
at Plants for a Future. Last accessed on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
Ephedra intermedia
at Medicinal Herbs. Last accessed on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
data regenerated on Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:45:05 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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W/C
=
Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days