Ephedra antisyphilitica

Ephedra antisyphilitica is a plant species native to the southern Great Plains of the United States (Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas), and also to northeastern Mexico (Nuevo León, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí).[1][2]

Ephedra antisyphilitica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Gnetophyta
Class: Gnetopsida
Order: Ephedrales
Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species:
E. antisyphilitica
Binomial name
Ephedra antisyphilitica
Berland. ex C.A. Mey. 1846
Synonyms[1]
  • Ephedra occidentalis Torr. ex Parl.
  • Ephedra texana E.L.Reed

This species should not be confused with the 1871 name Ephedra antisyphilitica S.Wats., native to farther west in the Southwestern US and in Baja California. Meyer's use of the name dates from 1846, so it has priority over Watson's later application of the same name to a different plant. Watson's plant is now called Ephedra nevadensis.[3][4]

Genome size

The 1C genome size of Ephedra antisyphilitica has been estimated at 38.34pg, which is the largest genome reported for any gymnosperm, although as the species is octoploid the monoploid (1Cx) genome is only 9.58pg. [5]

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References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of North America Vol. 2, Ephedra antisyphilitica Berlandier ex C. A. Meyer, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 29. 1846.
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ephedra antisiphylitica S.Watson
  4. Tropicos, search for Ephedra antisyphilitica
  5. Ickert-Bond, Stefanie M.; Sousa, Aretuza; Min, Ya; Loera, Israel; Metzgar, Jordan; Pellicer, Jaume; Hidalgo, Oriane; Leitch, Ilia J. (June 2020). "Polyploidy in gymnosperms – Insights into the genomic and evolutionary consequences of polyploidy in Ephedra". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 147 (106786). doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106786. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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