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CCDBGymnospermsEphedraceaeEphedraEphedra altissima

3 chromosome counts in Ephedra altissima:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
!   Ephedra altissima Ephedra altissima Desf.   28 IPCN72 KAWATANI, T., S. FUJITA, T. OHNO, N. KUBOKI, & K. HOSHIZAKI. 1959. On the alkaloidal content of ephedras cultivated at Kasukabe. J. Pharmaceutical soc. Jap. 79(3): 392-393.
  Ephedra altissima Desf. Ephedra altissima Desf.   28 IPCN online Chouhdry, A. S. 1984. Karyomorphological and cytological studies in Ephedra. J. Sci. Hiroshima Univ., Ser. B,. 19: 57–109.
!   Ephedra altissima Desf. Ephedra altissima Desf.   28 Darlington, 1955 Mehra 1946