Ephedra monosperma
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644028c6259dd911952192 |
| Scientific name | Ephedra monosperma |
| Authority | J.G.Gmel. ex C.A.Mey. |
| First published in | Vers. Monogr. Ephedra : 89 (1846) |
Description Top
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Ephedra monosperma, also known as Ephedra minima or dan zi ma huang, is a small shrub in the Ephedraceae family. It is found in rocky slopes and dry areas from China to Siberia. Its extract, ephedrine, has been used in traditional Chinese and Japanese medicine for thousands of years. However, it has been banned in the USA since 1994 due to its adverse effects. The plant has woody stems, opposite leaves, and cone-shaped flowers that mature into fleshy, red, and glucose cones. It is mainly distributed in Asian countries such as China, Tibet, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. In traditional medicine, it is used for various purposes such as increasing heart rate and blood pressure, bronchodilation, and CNS stimulation. However, it has also been used in street drugs and nutritional supplements, leading to its ban in the USA. In Mongolia, the dried seed-cones are used to make tea.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Ephedra minima | K.S.Hao | Contr. Inst. Bot. Natl. Acad. Peiping 2: 178 (1934) |
| Ephedra monostachya | Turcz. | Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 27(I): 422 (1854) |
| Ephedra polygonoides | Siev. | Neueste Nord. Beytr. Phys. Geogr. Erd- Völkerbeschreib. 7: 174 (1796) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | birtoxumlu acılıqotu |
| Bulgarian | едносемена ефедра |
| Russian | Хвойник односемянный |
| Chinese | 川麻黄 |
| Chinese | 单子麻黄 |
| Chinese | 小麻黄 |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment. |
| Requires Darkness: These seeds need to be covered with soil or otherwise kept in the dark to germinate properly. Light inhibits their germination process. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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China
- China North-central
- China South-central
- Inner Mongolia
- Qinghai
- Tibet
- Xinjiang
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Mongolia
- Mongolia
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Russian Far East
- Primorye
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Siberia
- Buryatiya
- Chita
- Irkutsk
- Krasnoyarsk
- Tuva
- Yakutskiya
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China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000794421 |
| Tropicos | 14300105 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1008173-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-332984 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 107397 |
| Observations.org | 134705 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 173276 |
| IUCN Red List | 201704 |
| IPNI | 1008173-1 |
| iNaturalist | 135501 |
| GBIF | 2653362 |
| Freebase | /m/0jt0hdw |
| EPPO | EPEMO |
| EOL | 1156292 |
| Elurikkus | 4558 |
| Wikipedia | Ephedra_monosperma |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |