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30 June 2022 Ephedra monosperma (Ephedraceae), Another Gymnosperm of Noteworthy Size
David Boufford, Jiahui Chen, Kazumi Fujikawa, Zaiwei Ge, Yu Jia, Susan L. Kelley, Richard H. Ree, Hang Sun, Jipei Yue, Dacai Zhang, Jianwen Zhang, Yonghong Zhang
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Abstract

Although gymnosperms are well known for their large size, being the largest, tallest and most massive living organisms on earth, an exceptionally diminutive gymnosperm, Ephedra monosperma Gmelin ex C. A. Meyer (Ephedraceae), from southwestern China is compared with the much more massive gymnosperms that tend to receive far greater attention and publicity. Photographs of E. monosperma and its natural habitat are provided and voucher specimens are cited.

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David Boufford, Jiahui Chen, Kazumi Fujikawa, Zaiwei Ge, Yu Jia, Susan L. Kelley, Richard H. Ree, Hang Sun, Jipei Yue, Dacai Zhang, Jianwen Zhang, and Yonghong Zhang "Ephedra monosperma (Ephedraceae), Another Gymnosperm of Noteworthy Size," Harvard Papers in Botany 27(1), 31-34, (30 June 2022). https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v27iss1.2022.n4
Published: 30 June 2022
KEYWORDS
Ephedra
Ephedraceae
Sichuan Province
small plants
Southern China
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