IRMNG - Ephedraceae Dumortier, 1829

IRMNG taxon details

Ephedraceae Dumortier, 1829

IRMNG_ID

114812 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:114812)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Gnetales

Direct children (22)

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Genus Alloephedra J.R. Tao & Y. Yang, 2003 †
Genus Amphiephedra Miki, 1964 †
Genus Arlenea A.M.N. Ribeiro, Y. Yang, A.A.F. Saraiva, R.A.M. Bantim, J.T. Calixto Junior & F.J. De Lima, 2024 †
Genus Beipiaoa D.L. Dilcher, G. Sun & S.-L. Zheng in G. Sun, S.-L. Zheng, D.L. Dilcher, Y.-D. Wang & S.-W. Mei, 2001 †
Genus Chengia Y. Yang, L. Lin & Q. Wang, 2013 †
Genus Dichoephedra W.-X. Ren, D.-L. Tang, Z.-E. Wang, B.-N. Sun, J.-Y. Wu & S.-T. Ding, 2022 †
Genus Drewria P.R. Crane & G.R. Upchurch, 1987 †
Genus Ephedra Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Ephedrispermum C. Rydin, K.R. Pedersen, P.R. Crane & E.M. Friis, 2006 †
Genus Erenia V.A. Krassilov, 1982 †
Genus Gurvanella V.A. Krassilov, 1982 †
Genus Jianchangia Y. Yang, Y. Wang & D.K. Ferguson, 2020 †
Genus Laiyangia P. Jin in Jin et al., 2024 †
Genus Leongathia V.A. Krassilov, D.L. Dilcher & J.G. Douglas, 1998 †
Genus Liaoxia Z.Y. Cao & S.Q. Wu in C. Rydin, S.Q. Wu & E.M. Friis, 2006 †
Genus Prognetella V.A. Krassilov & E.V. Bugdaeva, 1999 †
Genus Shangyuania W.-T. Liu & N. Tian in Liu et al., 2026 †
Genus Siphonospermum C. Rydin & E.M. Friis, 2010 †
Genus Baicarpus G. Han, X.-P. Fu, Z.-J. Liu & X. Wang, 2013 † accepted as Ephedra Linnaeus, 1753
Genus Callianthus X. Wang & S.-L. Zheng, 2009 † accepted as Erenia V.A. Krassilov, 1982 †
Genus Chaoyangia S.Y. Duan, 1998 † accepted as Gurvanella V.A. Krassilov, 1982 † (Not validly published)
Genus Chaetocladus J. Nelson, 1866 (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Anal. Fam. Pl.: 11, 12.
page(s): 1829 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Ephedraceae Dumortier, 1829. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=114812 on 2026-08-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2018-01-13 05:05:59Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (6)
Notes (2)

original description Anal. Fam. Pl.: 11, 12.
page(s): 1829 [details]

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

basis of record Reveal, J. L. (2006). USDA - APHIS - Concordance of Family Names, 2006 version. Available online at http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/usda/usdaindex.html. [details]

additional source Yang, Y. (2014). A systematic classification of Ephedraceae: living and fossil. <em>Phytotaxa.</em> 158(3): 283-290., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.158.3.8 [details]

current name source Novikoff, A.; Barabasz-Krasny, B. (2015). System of Embryophytes. In: Novikoff A., Barabasz-Krasny B. Modern Plant Systematics: 23-63. Liga-Pres, Lviv, Ukraine. , available online at https://phytomorphology.org/personal-information/system-of-embryophytes/ [details]

extant flag source as per included genera [details]

Unreviewed

Descriptive info Gnetophytes, terrestrial (characteristics of phylum) [details]

Nomenclatural status nom. cons. [details]