Dioecious . Climbing or prostrate evergreen shrub , up to 4 m . Stems smooth or minutely hispidulous , slender , green , ribbed , branched , fluted , slightly disarticulating when dry , with white pith . Leaves 2-4 at the upper nodes , linear , sparse , small , 1-1 . 5 cm long enclosed by a hairy (ciliate) sheath . Cones male strobili at tip of slender branches , solitary or 2‑3 per node ; flowers 4‑6 pairs , bracteate ; femal strobili pedunculate , ovoid , 2‑3‑flowered . Fruit berry , fleshy , globose , white . Seeds 1-2 , brownish‑black . (Ref . https://www . conifers . org) .
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Least Concerned (LC) - Global Assessment
Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Ephedra aitchisonii (Stapf) V.A.Nikitin
Ephedra alte C.A.Mey.
Ephedra foliata Boiss. ex C.A.Mey.
Ephedra kokanica Regel
Ephedra polylepis Boiss. & Hausskn.
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Shrubby horsetail
In Northern Oman, the plant was well-known as treatment for verious eye ailments. This is one of the Jinn plants. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
https://www.conifers.org https://en.wikipedia.org https://www.etymonline.com Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman) Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91. POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
