Ephedra holoptera
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Ephedra holoptera is a species of Ephedra
that is native to Iran
. It was originally described by Harald Udo von Riedl
in 1963. It has been placed in section
Alatae.
Ephedra (genus)
Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs, the only genus in its family, Ephedraceae, and order, Ephedrales. Ephedra grows in dry climates over wide areas of the northern hemisphere, including southwestern North America, Europe, north Africa, and southwest and central Asia, and, in the southern...
that is native to Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
. It was originally described by Harald Udo von Riedl
Harald Udo von Riedl
Harald Udo von Riedl is an Austrian botanist and mycologist. A species in the Borrage family, Heliotropium riedlii, is named in his honour.-References:...
in 1963. It has been placed in section
Section (botany)
In botany, a section is a taxonomic rank below the genus, but above the species. The subgenus, if present, is higher than the section, and the rank of series, if present, is below the section. Sections are typically used to help organise very large genera, which may have hundreds of species...
Alatae.