Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ephedra chilensis C.Presl [Ephedraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
tramontana	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Aerial parts		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 12 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ephedra americana f. alba Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 375 (1893).
Ephedra americana var. andina (Poepp. ex C.A.Mey.) Stapf Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 86 (1889).
Ephedra americana f. rosea Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 375 (1893).
Ephedra americana f. rubra Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 375 (1893).
Ephedra andina Poepp. & Endl. Syn. Conif.: 255 (1847).
Ephedra andina Poepp. ex C.A.Mey. Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 5: 35 (1845).
Ephedra andina f. abbreviata Stapf ex Skottsb. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 56(5): 170 (1916).
Ephedra araucana Phil. Anales Univ. Chile 91: 520 (1895).
Ephedra bracteata Miers Trav. Chile 2: 531 (1826), not validly publ.
Ephedra chilensis Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 11: 252 (1863), nom. illeg.
Ephedra dumosa Miers Contr. Bot. 2: 168 (1863).
Ephedra monticola Miers Contr. Bot. 2: 166 (1863).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ephedra chilensis C. Presl	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Ephedra chilensis C.Presl	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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