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

doi:10.1600/036364422X16674053033813

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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, 47(4):903-914 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364422X16674053033813

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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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Zubair Ahmad Rather, Anzar Ahmad Khuroo, Khalid Hussain, Mayank Dhar Dwivedi, Abdul Rashid Dar, and Tanvir Ul Hassan Dar "Ephedra kardangensis, a New Synonym of Ephedra gerardiana (Ephedraceae)," Systematic Botany 47(4), 903-914, (12 December 2022). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364422X16674053033813

Published: 12 December 2022

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