Pollen dimorphism in Ephedra L. (Ephedraceae)

Pollen and Pollination in Ephedra (gnetales)

A-type proanthocyanidins from the stems of Ephedra sinica (Ephedraceae) and their antimicrobial activities.

Phytochemical investigation of the n-BuOH-soluble fraction of the EtOH extract of the herbaceous stems of Ephedra sinica, which is known as Ephedrae Herba in Traditional Chinese Medicine, led to the isolation and identification of 12 A-type proanthocyanidins, containing five dimers, two trimers and five tetramers [i.e., (+)-epigallocatechin-(2α→O→7,4α→8)-(-)-catechin, named ephedrannin D₁, a di...

Development of microsatellite markers using Illumina MiSeq sequencing to characterize Ephedra gerardiana (Ephedraceae)1

PREMISE OF THE STUDY Ephedragerardiana (Ephedraceae), occurring in the Himalayan ranges, is an important plant species used in Tibetan medicine. Due to the lack of molecular markers to characterize genetic diversity, knowledge for conservation and uses of E. gerardiana resources is limited; we therefore developed microsatellite markers for use in this species. METHODS AND RESULTS Using Illumi...

بررسی بیوسیستماتیکی و فیتوشیمی جنس ephedra l. (ephedraceae) در استان های خراسان شمالی، رضوی و جنوبی

جنس .ephedra l متعلق به تیره افدرا (ephedraceae)، حد واسط بازدانگان و نهاندانگان است. حدود 60 گونه از این جنس در جهان گزارش شده است که از این میان 8 گونه متعلق به فلور ایران می باشد. بر اساس گزارش های فلور ایران، پنج گون? e. major، e. intermedia، e. sarcocarpa، e. foliata وe. strobilacea در استان های خراسان شمالی، رضوی و جنوبی پراکنده شده اند. این جنس بیشتر دوپایه است و شناسایی گونه های پایه نر...

Evolutionary History of a Desert Shrub Ephedra przewalskii (Ephedraceae): Allopatric Divergence and Range Shifts in Northwestern China

Based on two chloroplast DNA sequences, psbA-trnH and trnT-trnF, phylogeographical patterns of a desert shrub, Ephedra przewalskii, were examined across most of its geographic range in northwestern China. A total of sixteen haplotypes were detected. There was a common haplotype in each basin, that was haplotype A in Tarim Basin, haplotype G in Junggar Basin, and haplotype M in Qaidam Basin. Gen...