Detailed examination of the protologue, herbarium, and live specimens of Ephedra kardangensis revealed that this species actually corresponds to E. gerardiana. Therefore, we report here E. kardangensis as a new synonym of E. gerardiana. Discrepancies in the description, diagnosis, and type specimen of E. kardangensis are discussed. Morphometric and molecular analyses also supported synonymy of the species. We provide a detailed description, photographic illustrations of vegetative (habit, stem, and leaves), and reproductive characters (male and female strobili, seed bearing strobili, seed, and pollen) of E. gerardiana for the ease of proper identification.
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12 December 2022
Ephedra kardangensis, a New Synonym of Ephedra gerardiana (Ephedraceae)
Zubair Ahmad Rather,
Anzar Ahmad Khuroo,
Khalid Hussain,
Mayank Dhar Dwivedi,
Abdul Rashid Dar,
Tanvir Ul Hassan Dar
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Systematic Botany
Vol. 47 • No. 4
October–December 2022
Vol. 47 • No. 4
October–December 2022
biodiversity
Himalaya
India
synonym