Ephedra lomatolepis
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Ephedra lomatolepis is a species of Ephedra
that is native to central Asia
. It was originally described by Alexander Gustav von Schrenk in 1844. Otto Stapf
's worldwide monograph on the genus included this species, but Stapf did not place it in a section
. Later, it was 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 central Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. It was originally described by Alexander Gustav von Schrenk in 1844. Otto Stapf
Otto Stapf
Otto Stapf FRS was an Austrian born botanist and taxonomist.Stapf trained in Vienna, moving to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1890. He was keeper of the Herbarium from 1909 to 1920...
's worldwide monograph on the genus included this species, but Stapf did not place it in a 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...
. Later, it was placed in section Alatae.