Plant Details

Accepted name:: Ephedra tweedieana C.A.Mey. [Ephedraceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
pico de loro	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pingo pingo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
tramontana	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
transmontaña	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Dried entire plant		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 1 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Ephedra scandens Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 11: 261 (1863).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ephedra tweediana Fisch. & C. A. Mey. emend. J. H. Hunz.	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
Ephedra tweedieana C.A.Mey.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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