Ephedra sinica

 Ephedra sinica (also known as Chinese ephedra or Ma Huang) is a plant species native to Mongolia, Russia (Buryatiya, Chita, Primorye), and northeastern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi).[2][3] It has been proposed as a candidate for the legendary soma of the Rigveda.

Chinese ephedra
(Cao Ma Huang—草麻黄)
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Ephedra sinica
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Division:Gnetophyta
Class:Gnetopsida
Order:Ephedrales
Family:Ephedraceae
Genus:Ephedra
Species:
E. sinica
Binomial name
Ephedra sinica
Stapf
Synonyms[2]
  • Ephedra flava F.P.Sm.
  • Ephedra ma-huang Tang S.Liu

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