Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin, Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., ser. 3, 12(1): 25 (1933) (Syn: Ephedra gerardiana var. saxatilis Stapf; Ephedra likiangensis f. mairei (Florin) C.Y.Cheng; Ephedra likiangensis var. mairei (Florin) L.K.Fu & Y.F.Yu);
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Nepal to China (N. Yunnan): China South-Central, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet as per POWO;
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Ephedra:
Sharing two pictures of Ephedra gerardiana ssp saxatilis taken from Deoban, Uttarakhand (ca 3000m). As you know, Deoban is isolated from the Inner Himalaya which is home to E. gerardiana. Genetic studies are warranted to tell the real difference between the two.
I am copying this to Dr. Anzar Khuroo who has supervised a revisionary study on Indian Ephedraceae.
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References:
POWO Catalogue of Life GBIF (High resolution specimens) Flora of China Wikimedia Commons Conifers Biolib
