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Taxon:  Ephedra sinica Stapf



Summary
Genus:
Ephedra
Family:
Ephedraceae
Nomen number:
15236
Place of publication:
Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927:133. 1927
Verified:
05/15/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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  5. Blumenthal, M., ed. The complete German Commission E monographs: therapeutic guide to herbal medicines. 1998
  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. 1959-
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Common names
English
Chinese ephedra –
Chinese joint-fir –
Swedish
kinesisk efedra –
Transcribed Chinese
cao ma huang –
ma huang –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Monggol 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Hebei, Henan, Jilin, Nei Monggol, Shanxi]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinessource of ephedrine & pseudoephedrine Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23, 1988)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15236. Accessed 2 August 2025.


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