Common name: Joint Fir, pinco-pinco
Family: Ephedraceae
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Country of Origin: Andes of South America - Ecuador to Argentina
Description:
Uses:
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USDA Zone:
Source: Hortus Botanicus Nationalis
Provenance:
Hortus Botanicus Nationalis - Laboratorium dendroflorae - Latvia - 2000 Index Seminum #54
Restrictions:
Culture:
well drained sandy media in a sunny location
Classification:
- Division: Gnetophyta
- Class: Gnetopsida
- SubClass: Gnetidae
- Order: Ephedrales
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- Family: Ephedraceae
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References:
- Caveney et al., New observations on the secondary chemistry of world Ephedra (Ephedraceae), (American Journal of Botany. 2001;88:1199-1208.)
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