Ephedra multiflora is a species of Ephedra that is native to northern Chile and Northwest Argentina.[citation needed]
| Ephedra multiflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Ephedrales |
| Family: | Ephedraceae |
| Genus: | Ephedra |
| Species: | E. multiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Ephedra multiflora | |
Taxonomy
editThe plant was originally described by Rodolfo Armando Philippi, later formally published by Otto Stapf in 1887, and placed in section Ephedra sect. Alatae, "tribe" Habrolepides by Stapf in 1889.
In 1996 Robert A. Price left E. multiflora in section Alatae without recognizing a tribe.[1]
References
edit- ^ Price, R. A. (1996). Systematics of the Gnetales: A review of morphological and molecular evidence. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 157(6): S40-S49.
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