ephedra

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Order Ephederales
Order Ephederales Order Ephederales Family Ephedraceae Genus Ephedra A desert shrub commonly known as Mormon tea of the Southwestern Desserts. The leaves are small and scalelike and without chlorophyll. Photosynthesis is restricted to the green slender stems. The plants are dioecious. Credit: http://online.anu.edu.au/Forestry/teaching/t6/bd.htm Left: Twigs with male cones. Right: Twigs with ...
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Ephedra antisyphilitica, clapweed
... antisyphilitica, clapweed Ephedra antisyphilitica Berl. ex C. A. Mey. Family: Ephedraceae Common names: Mormon tea, clapweed, whorehouse tea Small shrub to 1 m (3 ft) tall with deep taproot. Bark grayish ... refer to the supposed capacity of the plant to prevent and cure sexually transmitted diseases. Ephedra is derived from a Greek word meaning horsetail; antisyphilitica refers to its use in medicine ...
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pollen grain morphology ephedra
... a pointed-oval shape and longitudinal ridges. This pollen type is found in the living Ephedra and Welwitchia of the gymnosperm Class Gnetophyta and in many extinct forms beginning in the ... High percentages (45%) are recorded for the lower Grand Canyon. Preservation: Good preservation. Fossil Occurrence: Ephedra is an member of the ancient gymnosperm Class Gentophyta, whose foliage is present in the ...
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Subdivision Gneticae
Subdivision Gneticae Subdivision Gneticae Class Gnetopsida The three representative Orders are a heterogeneous group of some 70 species. Unique among the gymnosperms for having vessels in the xylem. Order Ephderales - Ephedra Order Gnetales - Gnetum Order Welwitschiales - Welwitschia Return to Main Menu Division Pinophyta
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Chinese Names in MO Publications
... -Feng WANG, Wahiti Robert Gituru & You-Hao GUO. 2004. A New Species of Asarum (Aristolochiaceae) from China (PDF) YONG Yang, Dezhi FU & Guanghua ZHU. 2003. A New Species of Ephedra (Ephedraceae) from China (PDF) YONG Yang & H. van der WERFF. 2005. Lectotypification of Machilus platycarpa and Machilus gracillima (Lauraceae) (PDF) YU Hong & ZHANG Shigang. 2005. Epigeneium gaoligongense (Orchidaceae ...
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UCJEPS: Jepson Manual Treatment Indexes
... 's-tongue Family POLYPODIACEAE Polypody Family PTERIDACEAE Brake Family SELAGINELLACEAE Spike-moss Family THELYPTERIDACEAE Thelypteris Family Gymnosperms and Gnetophytes CUPRESSACEAE Cypress Family EPHEDRACEAE Ephedra Family PINACEAE Pine Family TAXACEAE Yew Family TAXODIACEAE Bald Cypress Family Dicots ACANTHACEAE Acanthus Family ACERACEAE Maple Family AIZOACEAE Fig-marigold Family ...
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Stem & Root Anatomy
... have vessels, so the wood is composed essentially of tracheids. The notable exception to this are members of the gymnosperm division Gnetophyta which do have vessels. This remarkable division includes Ephedra (Mormon tea), Gnetum, and the amazing Welwitschia of Africa's Namib Desert. See Article About Welwitschia Pine stems also contain bands of cells called rays and scattered resin ducts. Rays ...
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Welwitschia
... 's Word Index Noteworthy Plants Trivia Lemnaceae Biology 101 Botany Search Division Gnetophyta Welwitschia And Ephedra Remarkable Genera Of Gymnosperms Welwitschia mirabilis in the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa. The two ... climbing, tropical vines, and Ephedra, drought-resistant shrubs with jointed stems and whorls of minute scale-like leaves in 2's or 3's at each joint (node). They are often ...
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Open Directory - Health: Alternative: Herbs
... an introduction to scientific monographs, herb fact sheets, articles, and presentations. Herbs for Weight Loss - Article about effectiveness and safety of herbs for weight loss, including ephedra, hoodia gordonii, cayenne, green tea, seaweed, nettle, ginseng, cascara, and senna. Herbs Herbals - Information about individual herbs, and instructions for making various types of herbal preparations. ...
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Open Directory - Health: Animal: Alternative Medicine: Herbs
... . Herbal Care for Pets - Pets 4Life article on pet herbal medicine. Herbal Medicines Pose Anesthetic Risks - Article on the effects of common herbal medicines on patients undergoing anesthesia. Echinacea, ephedra, garlic, ginkgo, ginseng, kava, St. John's wort, and valerian are commonly used herbal medications that may pose a concern during anesthesia and recovery. Herbal Remedies For Parrots and ...
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