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Ephedrales 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 18055

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Order  
  Synonym(s): Gnetales
 
    Welwitschiales
 
  Common Name(s): ephedra [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassGnetopsida   
                      SubclassGnetidae   
                         OrderEphedrales  – ephedra  
    Direct Children:  
                            Family Ephedraceae   
                            Family Gnetaceae   
                            Family Welwitschiaceae   
       

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  Source: Indices Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium 2014, website (version 9-Apr-2012)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Reveal, James L. 2012. Indices Nominum Supragenericorum Plantarum Vascularium: Alphabetical Listing by Genera of Validly Published Suprageneric Names. http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/fam/allspgnames.html [accessed 19 Nov. 2014]   
  Reference for: Ephedrales   
       
  Source: ITIS & Species 2000 Catalogue of Life Management Hierarchy, 2014, document (version Plantae)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: M. Ruggiero & D. Gordon, eds. 2014. Consensus Management Hierarchy for the ITIS & Species2000 Catalogue of Life. Contributors: Nicolas Bailly, Thierry Bourgoin, Richard Brusca, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Daphne Fautin, Dennis Gordon, Gerald Guala, Michael Guiry, Paul Kirk, Elliot Lefkowitz, David Mabberly, David Maddison, Alan Paton, Michael Ruggiero, Peter Stevens, and Brian Tyndall   
  Reference for: Ephedrales   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Ephedrales   
       
  Source: The Gymnosperm Database, database (version 2011-05-27)  
  Acquired: 2012   
  Notes: Available at http://www.conifers.org/index.php   
  Reference for: Ephedrales   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Ephedrales   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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