Ephedra pachyclada Boiss. subsp. pachyclada

Morphology

Small , erect , subshrub or shrub ; up to 80 cm tall . Stems erect , densely branched , stiff , whitish and transversely rugose . Leaves opposite , minute , 1-2 mm long , unobtrusive , scale-like . Inflorescences borne in clusters in the leaf axils , dioecious . Flowers yellow cones . Fruit cone , fleshy , red when mature , 1-seeded . Seeds ± 5 mm long . (Ref . Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains , Sultanate of Oman ; 2015) .

Flowering Time

No Data

Conservation Status

Near Threatened (NT) - National Assessment

Abundance

Frequent

Distribution

No Data

Synonym

Not available

Propagation

No Data

Plant Maintenance

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Common Name

Jointpine
Jointfir
Sinai Horsetail, Sinai Ephedra

Uses

Boiled stems used as body bath for the treatment of patients suffering from paralysis, nerves and muscle spams. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden). In Omani studies: Pickering & Patzelt (2008) wrote that: "Reported as a treatment for symptoms of asthma. Fruit is edible". (Ref. Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman; 2008).

References

A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. https://en.wikipedia.org https://www.etymonline.com http://www.efloras.org Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. POWO (2023). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org