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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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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Harvard Papers in Botany
Vol. 27 • No. 1
June 2022
Vol. 27 • No. 1
June 2022
Ephedra
Ephedraceae
Sichuan Province
small plants
Southern China