Abstract
Ephedra pangiensis Rita Singh & P. Sharma is recognized here as a new synonym of E. intermedia Schrenk & C.A. Mey. as both found conspecific. A detailed description of E. intermedia with additional taxonomic characters, photographs, illustrations and distribution map are provided. Morpho-anatomical comparison of E. intermedia with its congeneric taxa occurring in India is also provided for an ease of identification.
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Linnaeus, C. (1753) Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae 2: 1040 pp.
Meyer, K.A. (1846) Versucheiner Monographie der gattung Ephedra, durch abbildungen erläutert. Dr. der Kaiserlichen Akad. der Wissenschaften, pp. 88–89.
POWO (2019) Plants of the world online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet: http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org (Retrieved16 November 2021)
Rather, Z.A. Wachkoo, A.A. Khuroo, A.A. & Dar, A.R. (2019) First record of Aspicera hartigi (Hymenoptera, Figitidae) from India, with observations on its foraging behavior on Ephedra plants. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 12 (3): 473–476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2019.03.007
Rather, Z.A., Khuroo, A.A. Dar, A.R. & Dar, T.U.H. (2020) Smartphone-integrated field microscopy (SPFM): a low-cost and portable tool to study live biological specimens in the wild. Plant Biosystems-An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 154 (5): 757–765. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2019.1686081
Rather, Z.A. Ahmad, R., Dar, A.R. Dar, T.U.H. & Khuroo, A.A. (2021) Predicting shifts in distribution range and niche breadth of plant species in contrasting arid environments under climate change. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 193 (7): 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09160-5
Sharma, P. & Uniyal, P.L. (2008) Ephedra sumlingensis (Ephedraceae) A New Species from Himachal Pradesh, India. Nelumbo 50 (1–4): 179–182. http://dx.doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo%2Fv50%2F2008%2F58299
Sharma, P. Uniyal, P.L. & Hammer, Ø. (2010) Two new species of Ephedra (Ephedraceae) from the western Himalayan Region. Systematic Botany 35 (4): 730–735. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364410X539817
Sharma, P. & Singh, R. (2015) A new species of Ephedra (Ephedraceae, Ephedrales) from India. Phytotaxa 218 (2): 189–192. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.218.2.10
Sharma, P. & Singh, R. (2016) Ephedra yangthangensis (Ephedraceae), a new species from Himachal Pradesh, India. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 23 (2): 195–198. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v23i2.30850
Singh, D.K. & Pusalkar, P.K. (2020) Floristic Diversity of the Indian Himalaya. In: Dar, G. & Khuroo, A.A. (eds.) Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State. Springer, Singapore, pp. 93–126. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9174-4_5
Stapf, O. (1889) Die Arten der Gattung Ephedra. KK Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, in Commission bei F. Tempsky, pp. 61–65.