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; isotypes, 
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)
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5C97F28D0722FF96078DF9A934ECF8ED" pageId="1" pageNumber="251" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="1432A1060722FF96078DF9A934ECF8ED" blockId="1.[136,1452,1564,1802]" pageId="1" pageNumber="251">
<emphasis id="26F97D140722FF96078DF9A9369CF99E" bold="true" box="[136,243,1635,1657]" pageId="1" pageNumber="251">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
<emphasis id="26F97D140722FF9607F6F9AE3767F99E" box="[243,264,1636,1657]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="251">—</emphasis>
This species is similar to 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850722FF96050DF9AE34F5F99E" authorityName="Brullo, C. Brullo, Cambria, Ilardi, Siracusa &amp; Giusso" authorityYear="2022" box="[520,666,1636,1657]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="1" pageNumber="251" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="aurea">
<emphasis id="26F97D140722FF96050DF9AE34F5F99E" box="[520,666,1636,1657]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="251">Ephedra aurea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but it differs in its twigs with smaller diameter, leaves with a green triangular rib, male cones with a very longer pedicel and bracts shorter, synangiophore shorter with few synangia, female cones with very longer pedicel and bracts shorter and rounded at the margin, the lower and medium bracts longer connate, the upper one more briefly connate, ovule longer exserted from the upper bract, female strobilus at maturity smaller, with bracts pale red, seeds smaller, ellipsoid, longer exserted from the upper bracts
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5C97F28D0722FF95078DF8F237D5FE3F" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="252" pageId="1" pageNumber="251" type="description">
<paragraph id="1432A1060722FF95078DF8F237D5FE3F" blockId="1.[136,1452,1848,2091]" lastBlockId="2.[136,1452,158,473]" lastPageId="2" lastPageNumber="252" pageId="1" pageNumber="251">
<emphasis id="26F97D140722FF96078DF8F23773F8B5" bold="true" box="[136,284,1848,1874]" pageId="1" pageNumber="251">Description:</emphasis>
—Dioecious subshrub, erect, 
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tall, old stems woody, erect or procumbent, bark brownish-gray. Twigs erect, fasciculate and densely inserted at the nodes, green, cylindrical, finely furrowed and scabrous along the ribs, 
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in diameter; internodes 1–3.5(–5)cm long, not easily disarticulating. Leaves opposite, 
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long, membranous, fused for most of their length, briefly free and not recurved at the apex, each with an acute green triangular rib on the back and a coriaceous basal ring, turning brown at maturity. Male cones ellipsoid, 
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long, 
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in diameter, long pedicellate, with pedicel 2.5–6 (–10) mm long, usually opposite; bracts binate in 3–6 pairs, ovate, acute, connate per 1/2–3/4, 
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long, 
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wide, ovate; perianth exserted from the subtending bract, obovate, 
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long, deeply bilobed; synangiophore 
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long, long exserted from perianth, with 3–5 synangia, sessile, densely aggregated at top. Female cones uniovulate, ellipsoid, isolated to 4-clustered, 
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long, 
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diameter, long pedicellate, with pedicel 
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long; bracts green connate in 3 pairs, broadly ovate, rounded at apex, hyaline at the edges, connation ranging 4/ 
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lower bracts, 1/2–2/ 
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middle bracts and 2/ 
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upper bracts; lower bracts 
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long, middle bracts 
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long and upper bracts 
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long, shortly mucronate at the apex; ovule 
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long, ellipsoid, 
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exserted from upper bracts; micropilar tube straight, ca 
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long, exserted 0,7– 
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from the ovule. Female strobilus at maturity ovoid to globose-ovoid, 6–7 × 
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, with bracts always pale red. Seeds 5–5.5 × 
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, blackish-brown, slightly striated longitudinally, fusiform, exserted 
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from upper bracts.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="1432A1060721FF95078DF82132DFF7C2" blockId="2.[136,1452,2027,2085]" pageId="2" pageNumber="252">
<emphasis id="26F97D140721FF95078DF8213696F7E7" bold="true" box="[136,249,2027,2049]" pageId="2" pageNumber="252">FIGURE 1</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140721FF950603F82137B1F7E7" box="[262,478,2027,2048]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="252">Ephedra strongylensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140721FF9506EEF821346DF7E7" bold="true" box="[491,514,2027,2048]" pageId="2" pageNumber="252">A.</emphasis>
Twig with female cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140721FF9505FAF8213579F7E7" bold="true" box="[767,790,2027,2048]" pageId="2" pageNumber="252">B.</emphasis>
Female cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140721FF9504ABF82135A9F7E6" bold="true" box="[942,966,2027,2049]" pageId="2" pageNumber="252">C.</emphasis>
Median longitudinal section of a female cone. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140721FF950291F82133C3F7E7" bold="true" box="[1428,1452,2027,2048]" pageId="2" pageNumber="252">D.</emphasis>
Habit of a twig with female cones. Illustration by S. Brullo based on living material coming from type locality.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="1432A1060720FF94078DF87D376AF7F1" blockId="3.[136,1452,1975,2070]" pageId="3" pageNumber="253">
<emphasis id="26F97D140720FF94078DF87D3697F82A" bold="true" box="[136,248,1975,1997]" pageId="3" pageNumber="253">FIGURE 2</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140720FF940601F87237B3F82A" box="[260,476,1976,1997]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="253">Ephedra strongylensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140720FF9406EDF87D346FF82B" bold="true" box="[488,512,1975,1996]" pageId="3" pageNumber="253">A.</emphasis>
Twig with male cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140720FF9405E3F8723492F82A" bold="true" box="[742,765,1976,1997]" pageId="3" pageNumber="253">B.</emphasis>
Male cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140720FF94047BF87D35FAF82A" bold="true" box="[894,917,1975,1997]" pageId="3" pageNumber="253">C.</emphasis>
Habit of a twig with male cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140720FF9403DBF8723299F82A" bold="true" box="[1246,1270,1976,1997]" pageId="3" pageNumber="253">D.</emphasis>
Male perianth and synangiophore. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140720FF940624F8163757F816" bold="true" box="[289,312,2012,2033]" pageId="3" pageNumber="253">E.</emphasis>
Internode with scale-leaves. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140720FF94054AF816340EF816" bold="true" box="[591,609,2012,2033]" pageId="3" pageNumber="253">F.</emphasis>
Detail of internode bark. Illustration by S. Brullo based on living material coming from type locality.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="1432A1060727FF93078DF895341AF87E" blockId="4.[136,1451,1887,1945]" pageId="4" pageNumber="254">
<emphasis id="26F97D140727FF93078DF8953697F893" bold="true" box="[136,248,1887,1909]" pageId="4" pageNumber="254">FIGURE 3</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140727FF930600F895378CF893" box="[261,483,1887,1908]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="254">
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850727FF930600F89537B0F893" authorityName="Brullo, C. Brullo, Cambria, Ilardi, Siracusa, Minissale &amp; Giusso" authorityYear="2022" box="[261,479,1887,1908]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="4" pageNumber="254" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="strongylensis">Ephedra strongylensis</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="26F97D140727FF9306EDF895346FF893" bold="true" box="[488,512,1887,1908]" pageId="4" pageNumber="254">A.</emphasis>
Ripe female cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140727FF9305C0F89534B4F893" bold="true" box="[709,731,1887,1908]" pageId="4" pageNumber="254">B.</emphasis>
Seeds. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140727FF930423F8953551F892" bold="true" box="[806,830,1887,1909]" pageId="4" pageNumber="254">C.</emphasis>
Habit of a twig with ripe female cones. Illustration by S. Brullo based on living material coming from type locality.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="1432A1060726FF92078DF8ED3268F885" blockId="5.[136,1451,1831,1890]" pageId="5" pageNumber="255">
<emphasis id="26F97D140726FF92078DF8ED3698F8DB" bold="true" box="[136,247,1831,1853]" pageId="5" pageNumber="255">FIGURE 4</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140726FF920606F8E2378EF8DA" box="[259,481,1832,1853]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="255">
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850726FF920606F8E237B2F8DA" authorityName="Brullo, C. Brullo, Cambria, Ilardi, Siracusa, Minissale &amp; Giusso" authorityYear="2022" box="[259,477,1832,1853]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="5" pageNumber="255" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="strongylensis">Ephedra strongylensis</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="26F97D140726FF9206E3F8ED3791F8DB" bold="true" box="[486,510,1831,1852]" pageId="5" pageNumber="255">A.</emphasis>
Habit of a plant with female cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140726FF92045FF8E2351FF8DA" bold="true" box="[858,880,1832,1853]" pageId="5" pageNumber="255">B.</emphasis>
Habit of a plant with ripe female cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140726FF9203FDF8ED3360F8DA" bold="true" box="[1272,1295,1831,1853]" pageId="5" pageNumber="255">C.</emphasis>
Habit of a plant with male cones. Illustration by S. Brullo based on living material coming from type locality.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="1432A1060725FF91078DF8823503F840" blockId="6.[136,1452,1864,1959]" pageId="6" pageNumber="256">
<emphasis id="26F97D140725FF91078DF8823696F8B9" bold="true" box="[136,249,1864,1886]" pageId="6" pageNumber="256">FIGURE 5</emphasis>
. Phenological features of 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140725FF9106FCF88334BEF8B9" box="[505,721,1865,1886]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="256">Ephedra strongylensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140725FF9105DAF8823499F8BA" bold="true" box="[735,758,1864,1885]" pageId="6" pageNumber="256">A.</emphasis>
Stromboli near Ginostra (
<emphasis id="26F97D140725FF9104F2F88332E7F8B9" box="[1015,1160,1865,1886]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="256">locus classicus</emphasis>
), individual in natural habitat with ripe strobili. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140725FF910631F8A73725F865" bold="true" box="[308,330,1901,1922]" pageId="6" pageNumber="256">B.</emphasis>
Strombolicchio, male individual in natural habitat. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140725FF91043CF8A6353EF865" bold="true" box="[825,849,1900,1922]" pageId="6" pageNumber="256">C.</emphasis>
Twigs with male cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140725FF91033BF8A7323AF865" bold="true" box="[1086,1109,1901,1922]" pageId="6" pageNumber="256">D.</emphasis>
Twigs with female cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140725FF910250F8A73304F865" bold="true" box="[1365,1387,1901,1922]" pageId="6" pageNumber="256">E.</emphasis>
Detail of a ripe strobilus. cones. 
<emphasis id="26F97D140725FF91067AF85B37FDF841" bold="true" box="[383,402,1937,1958]" pageId="6" pageNumber="256">F.</emphasis>
Twigs with ripe strobili. (Photos by S. Cambria).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF90078DFB3D3692FAEB" bold="true" box="[136,253,1271,1293]" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Twigs of 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF90065BFB3D345BFAEB" box="[350,564,1271,1292]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">Ephedra strongylensis</emphasis>
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with leaves
</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="5C97F28D0724FF9007B8FAF6368BFA9E" pageId="7" pageNumber="257" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9007B8FAF63727FAB1" bold="true" box="[189,328,1340,1366]" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">Etymology:</emphasis>
<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF90064DFAF6370EFAB2" box="[328,353,1340,1365]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">—</emphasis>
The specific epithet refers to “ 
<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9005A3FAF1357FFAB2" box="[678,784,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">Strongyle</emphasis>
”, Latin name of Stromboli, island of the Aeolian Archipelago (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5C97F28D0724FF9007B8FA4E3354FA79" box="[189,1339,1411,1438]" pageId="7" pageNumber="257" type="biology_ecology">
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9007B8FA4E372CFA79" bold="true" box="[189,323,1412,1438]" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">Phenology:</emphasis>
—It is a dioecious plant flowering in April–May and producing seeds from July to August.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="5C97F28D0724FF9007B8FA6D32BAF7E5" pageId="7" pageNumber="257" type="description">
<paragraph id="1432A1060724FF9007B8FA6D32B6F959" blockId="7.[136,1452,1339,2050]" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">
<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9007B8FA6D37B2FA26" bold="true" box="[189,477,1447,1473]" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">Seed micro-morphology</emphasis>
:—On the basis of SEM analyzes, the seeds of 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9004F3FA6D329EFA26" box="[1014,1265,1447,1473]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">Ephedra strongylensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have a fusiform shape, with dimensions of 5–5.5 × 
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(
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). The seed testa is differentiated by short longitudinal rectangular cells, 16–28 × 4–6 μm, separated by a slight groove (
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). The anticlinal walls are thin and flat, with a slight central incision, while the periclinal ones are smooth and slightly convex. In relation to 
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observations, this 
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of ornamentation does not seem frequent in 
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. Seed coat similar, but with cells clearly longer and characterized by periclinal walls flat and rugose, with anticlinal walls quite raised were detected in 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF90078DF94A3686F97E" box="[136,233,1664,1689]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">E. aurea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by 
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Brullo 
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(2022
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, 
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). As concerns the seed coat of 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9004B0F94A3249F97E" box="[949,1062,1663,1689]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">E. fragilis</emphasis>
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, as emphasized by 
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, it is very different, since the cells are 50–150 μm long with periclinal walls convex.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="1432A1060724FF9007B8F90232BAF7E5" blockId="7.[136,1452,1339,2050]" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">
<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9007B8F90237CFF905" bold="true" box="[189,416,1736,1762]" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">Pollen morphology</emphasis>
:—Micromorphological investigations carried out on pollen grains of 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9003B4F90D33C3F906" box="[1201,1452,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">Ephedra strongylensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
emphasized that it belong to 
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“A” (cf. 
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Bolinder 
<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9005E5F9263575F8E2" box="[736,794,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">et al.</emphasis>
, 2016
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), showing an elliptical shape rounded at the poles, with 12–16 plicae, very compact and rounded on the back, ca. 4–5 μm high, with unbranched and linear line in the groves (pseudosulci), the absolute size (equatorial lenght and diameter) is 46–50 × 20–27 μm (
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). Therefore, the 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF900296F8FE3774F896" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">E. strongylensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
pollen shows close relationships with that one of other Mediterranean species, such as 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9003F4F892330EF896" box="[1265,1377,1879,1905]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">E. fragilis</emphasis>
Desf.
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF90078DF8B6377FF871" box="[136,272,1916,1942]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">E. foeminea</emphasis>
Forssk.
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9006A3F8B63468F872" box="[422,519,1916,1941]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">E. aurea</emphasis>
Brullo 
<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF900564F8B634F3F872" box="[609,668,1915,1941]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">et al.</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, though in the latters it is morphologically well differentiated, since usually characterized by 8–12 plicae (see 
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, Bolinger 
<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF9004DBF86A3278F85E" box="[990,1047,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">et al.</emphasis>
2015, 2016 and 
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Brullo 
<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF900226F86A3333F85E" box="[1315,1372,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">et al.</emphasis>
2022
</bibRefCitation>
). As regards a possible affinity between 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF900531F80E348AF83A" box="[564,741,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">E. strongylensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140724FF90041DF80E35CEF83A" box="[792,929,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="257">E. distachya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it must be excluded, since the latter has longer pollen belonging to 
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“B”, with 4–8 plicae and branched pseudosulci (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="1432A106072BFF9F078DFBFB327FFB8D" blockId="8.[136,1452,1073,1131]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F078DFBFB3698FBA1" bold="true" box="[136,247,1073,1095]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">FIGURE 7</emphasis>
. SEM micrographs of the seed coats of 
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<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F057CFBFB3520FBA1" box="[633,847,1073,1094]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Ephedra strongylensis</emphasis>
: 
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Seed
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at low magnification (× 15). 
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F03C7FBFB32B6FBA1" bold="true" box="[1218,1241,1073,1094]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">B.</emphasis>
Seed testa at medium magnification (× 50). 
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F065EFB9F371DFB8C" bold="true" box="[347,370,1109,1131]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">C.</emphasis>
Seed testa at high magnification (× 300). From type material (CAT!).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F078DF9F43698F9B4" bold="true" box="[136,247,1598,1620]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">FIGURE 8</emphasis>
. SEM micrographs of pollen grain of 
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<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F0563F9F43552F9B4" box="[614,829,1598,1619]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Ephedra strongylensis</emphasis>
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F0447F9F43535F9B4" bold="true" box="[834,858,1598,1619]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">A.</emphasis>
Equatorial
</taxonomicName>
view (x 2000). 
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F0359F9F5321CF9B3" bold="true" box="[1116,1139,1599,1620]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">B.</emphasis>
Polar view (x 2000).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="5C97F28D072BFF9E07B8F94935E6FE77" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="259" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="1432A106072BFF9E07B8F94935E6FE77" blockId="8.[136,1452,1667,2090]" lastBlockId="9.[136,1452,158,725]" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="259" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F07B8F9493787F97A" bold="true" box="[189,488,1667,1693]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Distribution and ecology:</emphasis>
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F06EDF94E346EF97A" box="[488,513,1668,1693]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">—</emphasis>
Currently, 
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<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F0573F9493501F97A" box="[630,878,1667,1693]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Ephedra strongylensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was exclusively surveyed on the island of Stromboli and the nearby islet of Strombolicchio in the Aeolian archipelago (
<collectingRegion id="D6496FE4072BFF9F047DF96D35D1F926" box="[888,958,1703,1729]" country="Italy" name="Sicilia" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Sicily</collectingRegion>
), where it grows in two limited stands (
<figureCitation id="8CB6BD83072BFF9F027BF96D36F7F902" captionStart="FIGURE 9" captionStartId="9.[136,229,1745,1767]" captionTargetBox="[153,1436,749,1720]" captionTargetId="figure-298@9.[151,1436,749,1720]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="FIGURE 9. Distribution map of Ephedra strongylensis (red dots) in Sicily based on herbarium materials." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7473557" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7473557/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
). Here it is localized on basaltic rocks, originated from ancient lava eruptions, where it is a member of xerophilous maquis characterized by 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F0698F92535FAF8EE" authority="Linnaeus (1753: 462)" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityPageNumber="462" authorityYear="1753" box="[413,917,1775,1802]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Euphorbiaceae" genus="Euphorbia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="dendroides">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F0698F92534F9F8EE" box="[413,662,1775,1801]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Euphorbia dendroides</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9F05A6F92535FAF8EE" author="Linnaeus, C." box="[675,917,1775,1802]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" refId="ref6956" refString="Linnaeus, C. (1753) Species Plantarum. Imprensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, 1200 pp." type="book" year="1753">Linnaeus (1753: 462)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F04A5F93A320BF8EE" box="[928,1124,1775,1801]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Pistacia lentiscus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9F036FF9253305F8EE" author="Linnaeus, C." box="[1130,1386,1775,1802]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" refId="ref6956" refString="Linnaeus, C. (1753) Species Plantarum. Imprensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, 1200 pp." type="book" year="1753">Linnaeus (1753: 1026)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F0270F92537BCF8CA" authority="Linnaeus (1753: 8)" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityPageNumber="8" authorityYear="1753" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Oleaceae" genus="Olea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Lamiales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="europaea">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F0270F925369EF8CA" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Olea europaea</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9F07FCF8D937BCF8CA" author="Linnaeus, C." box="[249,467,1811,1838]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" refId="ref6956" refString="Linnaeus, C. (1753) Species Plantarum. Imprensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, 1200 pp." type="book" year="1753">Linnaeus (1753: 8)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F06E4F8D932B0F8CA" authority="(Vaillant, 1754: 338) Linnaeus (1763: 1188)" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityPageNumber="1188" authorityYear="1763" baseAuthorityName="Vaillant" baseAuthorityPageNumber="338" baseAuthorityYear="1754" box="[481,1247,1811,1838]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Artemisia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="arborescens">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F06E4F8D934B1F8CA" box="[481,734,1811,1837]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Artemisia arborescens</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9F05EBF8D935A5F8CA" author="Vaillant, S." box="[750,970,1811,1838]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" pagination="333 - 377" refId="ref8065" refString="Vaillant, S. (1754) Neue Kennzeichen dreyer von Pflanzen mit zusammeengegesetzeten Blumen, namlich: der Cynarocefalarum, derer mit Artischockenhauptern. Corymbiferarum, die zusammengestzte, scheibenformige Blumen tragen. Cichoracearum, weg-wartartiger. Koniglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Paris Physische Abkanlungen 5: 333 - 377." type="journal article" year="1754">Vaillant, 1754: 338</bibRefCitation>
) 
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9F04DEF8D932B0F8CA" author="Linnaeus, C." box="[987,1247,1811,1837]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" refId="ref6975" refString="Linnaeus, C. (1763) Species Plantarum, ed. 2. Imprensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae, 1684 pp." type="book" year="1763">Linnaeus (1763: 1188)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F03E9F8D9345BF8B6" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Genista" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="subSpecies" species="tyrrhena" subSpecies="tyrrhena">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F03E9F8D933C4F8CA" box="[1260,1451,1811,1837]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Genista tyrrhena</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9F078DF8FD3711F8B5" author="Valsecchi, F." box="[136,382,1847,1874]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" pagination="143 - 147" refId="ref8117" refString="Valsecchi, F. (1986) Due nuove specie del genere Genista L. nel Mediterraneo. Bollettino della Societa Sarda di Scienze Naturali 25: 143 - 147." type="journal article" year="1986">Valsecchi (1986: 145)</bibRefCitation>
subsp. 
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F06D1F8FD345BF8B6" box="[468,564,1847,1873]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">tyrrhena</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, etc. (
<figureCitation id="8CB6BD83072BFF9F057CF8FD34D1F8B5" box="[633,702,1847,1874]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="6.[136,229,1864,1886]" captionTargetBox="[222,1364,190,1840]" captionTargetId="figure-18@6.[222,1364,190,1840]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 5. Phenological features of Ephedra strongylensis. A. Stromboli near Ginostra (locus classicus), individual in natural habitat with ripe strobili. B. Strombolicchio, male individual in natural habitat. C. Twigs with male cones. D. Twigs with female cones. E. Detail of a ripe strobilus. cones. F. Twigs with ripe strobili. (Photos by S. Cambria)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7473548" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7473548/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
). It should be noted that the flora of the Aeolian islands (including Stromboli and Strombolicchio) hosts several endemic or rare species, often showing a remarkable taxonomic isolation, whose occurrence has no clear correlation with the relatively recent origin of this volcanic archipelago. Among the most significant taxa, the following can be mentioned: 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F0404F8693216F85A" box="[769,1145,1955,1981]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Genista" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="subSpecies" species="tyrrhena" subSpecies="tyrrhena">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F0404F86935AEF85A" box="[769,961,1955,1981]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Genista tyrrhena</emphasis>
subsp. 
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F031CF8693216F85A" box="[1049,1145,1955,1981]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">tyrrhena</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F038CF8693760F806" authority="Gussone (1834: 221)" authorityName="Gussone" authorityPageNumber="221" authorityYear="1834" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Cytisus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="aeolicus">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F038CF869332DF85A" box="[1161,1346,1955,1981]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Cytisus aeolicus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9F024EF8693760F806" author="Gussone, G." pageId="8" pageNumber="258" pagination="171 - 242" refId="ref6507" refString="Gussone, G. (1834) Florae Siculae Prodromus, Supplementum 2. Ex Regia Typographia, Neapoli, pp. 171 - 242." type="book chapter" year="1834">Gussone (1834: 221)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F0619F80232A3F806" authority="Minissale, C. Brullo, Brullo, Giusso &amp; Sciandrello (2013: 2)" authorityName="Minissale, C. Brullo, Brullo, Giusso &amp; Sciandrello" authorityPageNumber="2" authorityYear="2013" box="[284,1228,1991,2017]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Bituminaria" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="basaltica">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F0619F802347CF806" box="[284,531,1991,2017]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Bituminaria basaltica</emphasis>
Minissale, C. Brullo, Brullo, Giusso &amp; Sciandrello (2013: 2)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F03DEF80D3469F7E2" authority="Gussone ex Lojacono (1903: 136)" authorityName="Lojacono" authorityPageNumber="136" authorityYear="1903" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Centaurea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="aeolica">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F03DEF80D33C4F806" box="[1243,1451,1991,2017]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Centaurea aeolica</emphasis>
Gussone ex Lojacono (1903: 136)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F0515F8213249F7E2" authority="Brullo &amp; Signorello (1984: 141)" authorityName="Brullo &amp; Signorello" authorityPageNumber="141" authorityYear="1984" box="[528,1062,2027,2053]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Silene" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="hicesiae">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F0515F82134D8F7E2" box="[528,695,2027,2053]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Silene hicesiae</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9F05B8F8213249F7E2" author="Brullo, S. &amp; Signorello, P." box="[701,1062,2027,2053]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" pagination="141 - 144" refId="ref6022" refString="Brullo, S. &amp; Signorello, P. (1984) Silene hicesiae, a new species from the Aeolian Islands. Willdenowia 14: 141 - 144." type="journal article" year="1984">Brullo &amp; Signorello (1984: 141)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F0336F82636D3F7CE" authority="G. Ferro (2009: 298)" authorityName="G. Ferro" authorityPageNumber="298" authorityYear="2009" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Brassicaceae" genus="Erysimum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Brassicales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="brulloi">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F0336F8263298F7E2" box="[1075,1271,2027,2053]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Erysimum brulloi</emphasis>
G. 
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9F021AF82136D3F7CE" author="Ferro, G." pageId="8" pageNumber="258" pagination="297 - 302" refId="ref6275" refString="Ferro, G. (2009) Erysimum brulloi (Brassicaceae), a new species from the Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily). Flora Mediterranea 19: 297 - 302." type="journal article" year="2009">Ferro (2009: 298)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F07C2F7C5341DF7CE" authority="Lojacono (1903: 84)" authorityName="Lojacono" authorityPageNumber="84" authorityYear="1903" box="[199,626,2063,2089]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Anthemis" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="aeolica">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F07C2F7C537E8F7CE" box="[199,391,2063,2089]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Anthemis aeolica</emphasis>
Lojacono (1903: 84)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072BFF9F057EF7C53345F7CE" authority="(Gussone 1855: 275) Freitag &amp; G. Kadereit" authorityName="Freitag &amp; G. Kadereit" baseAuthorityName="Gussone" baseAuthorityPageNumber="275" baseAuthorityYear="1855" box="[635,1322,2063,2090]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Amaranthaceae" genus="Eokochia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="saxicola">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072BFF9F057EF7C53527F7CE" box="[635,840,2063,2089]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="258">Eokochia saxicola</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9F0450F7C53243F7CD" author="Gussone, G." box="[853,1068,2063,2090]" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" refId="ref6533" refString="Gussone, G. (1855) Enumeratio plantarum vascularium in insula Inarime. Ex Vanni Typhographaeo, Neapoli, 431 pp." type="book" year="1855">Gussone 1855: 275</bibRefCitation>
) Freitag &amp; G. Kadereit
</taxonomicName>
in 
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072BFF9E024EF7C5371DFF5F" author="Kadereit, G. &amp; Freitag, H." lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="259" pageId="8" pageNumber="258" pagination="51 - 78" refId="ref6875" refString="Kadereit, G. &amp; Freitag, H. (2011) Molecular phylogeny of Camphorosmeae (Camphorosmoideae, Chenopodiaceae): Implications for biogeography, evolution of C 4 - photosynthesis and taxonomy. Taxon 60 (1): 51 - 78. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / tax. 601006" type="journal article" year="2011">Kadereit &amp; Freitag (2011: 72)</bibRefCitation>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072AFF9E0685FF5437EEFF3A" authority="(Lojacono 1888: 163) Brullo &amp; Minissale (2002: 539)" authorityName="Brullo &amp; Minissale" authorityPageNumber="539" authorityYear="2002" baseAuthorityName="Lojacono" baseAuthorityPageNumber="163" baseAuthorityYear="1888" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Caryophyllaceae" genus="Dianthus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="9" pageNumber="259" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="subSpecies" species="rupicola" subSpecies="aeolicus">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072AFF9E0685FF543421FF5F" box="[384,590,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="259">Dianthus rupicola</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072AFF9E0550FF5435E1FF5F" author="Bivona Bernardi, A." box="[597,910,158,184]" pageId="9" pageNumber="259" refId="ref5732" refString="Bivona Bernardi, A. (1806) Sicularum Plantarum Centuria prima. Philippum Barravecchia, Panormi, 84 pp." type="book" year="1806">Bivona Bernardi (1806: 31)</bibRefCitation>
subsp. 
<emphasis id="26F97D14072AFF9E04E1FF54322EFF5F" box="[996,1089,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="259">aeolicus</emphasis>
(Lojacono 1888: 163) 
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072AFF9E0243FF5437EEFF3A" author="Brullo, S. &amp; Minissale, P." pageId="9" pageNumber="259" pagination="537 - 548" refId="ref5988" refString="Brullo, S. &amp; Minissale, P. (2002) Il gruppo di Dianthus rupicola Biv. nel Mediterraneo centrale Informatore Botanico Italiano 33 (2): 537 - 548." type="journal article" year="2002">Brullo &amp; Minissale (2002: 539)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072AFF9E0689FF09352DFF3A" authority="Martinoli (1953: 257)" authorityName="Martinoli" authorityPageNumber="257" authorityYear="1953" box="[396,834,194,221]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Hyoseris" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="9" pageNumber="259" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="taurina">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072AFF9E0689FF093427FF3B" box="[396,584,195,220]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="259">Hyoseris taurina</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072AFF9E054AFF08352DFF3A" author="Martinoli, G." box="[591,834,194,221]" pageId="9" pageNumber="259" pagination="253 - 281" refId="ref7222" refString="Martinoli, G. (1953) Studio citotassonomico dei generi Hyoseris e Robertia con particolare riferimento all' Hyoseris taurina G. Martinoli sp. nov. (Asteraceae). Caryologia 5 (3): 253 - 281. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00087114.1953.10797444" type="journal article" year="1953">Martinoli (1953: 257)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072AFF9E0472FF093760FEE6" authority="(Gussone 1832: 89) Kuntze (1891: 395)" authorityName="Kuntze" authorityPageNumber="395" authorityYear="1891" baseAuthorityName="Gussone" baseAuthorityPageNumber="89" baseAuthorityYear="1832" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Plumbaginaceae" genus="Limonium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="9" pageNumber="259" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="tenuiflorum">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072AFF9E0472FF09321DFF3B" box="[887,1138,194,220]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="259">Limonium tenuiflorum</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072AFF9E0385FF083323FF3B" author="Gussone, G." box="[1152,1356,194,220]" pageId="9" pageNumber="259" pagination="1 - 166" refId="ref6481" refString="Gussone, G. (1832) Florae Siculae Prodromus, Supplementum 1. Ex Regia Typographia, Neapoli, pp. 1 - 166." type="book chapter" year="1832">Gussone 1832: 89</bibRefCitation>
) 
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072AFF9E025FFF093760FEE6" author="Kuntze, O." pageId="9" pageNumber="259" pagination="377 - 1011" refId="ref6932" refString="Kuntze, O. (1891) Revisio Generum Plantarum, 2. Charles Klinckieck. Paris, pp. 377 - 1011." type="book chapter" year="1891">Kuntze (1891: 395)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. Therefore, with the addition of 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA85072AFF9E057FFF2C351AFEE7" box="[634,885,230,256]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="9" pageNumber="259" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="strongylensis">
<emphasis id="26F97D14072AFF9E057FFF2C351AFEE7" box="[634,885,230,256]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="259">Ephedra strongylensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
to this list, the degree of biodiversity of this small but interesting satellite islands of the 
<collectingRegion id="D6496FE4072AFF9E052CFEC03404FEC3" box="[553,619,266,292]" country="Italy" name="Sicilia" pageId="9" pageNumber="259">Sicily</collectingRegion>
, is further increased. According to 
<bibRefCitation id="701CDCF7072AFF9E04F4FEC032B1FEC3" author="Mercuri, A. M. &amp; Cannavo, V. &amp; Clo, E. &amp; Di Renzoni, A. &amp; Florenzano, A. &amp; Rattighieri, E. &amp; Yoon, D. &amp; Levi, S. T." box="[1009,1246,266,292]" pageId="9" pageNumber="259" pagination="102235" refId="ref7273" refString="Mercuri, A. M., Cannavo, V., Clo, E., Di Renzoni, A., Florenzano, A., Rattighieri, E., Yoon, D., Levi, S. T. (2020) Palynology of San Vincenzo-Stromboli: Interdisciplinary perspective for the diachronic palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of an island of Sicily, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 30: 102235. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. jasrep. 2020.102235" type="journal article" year="2020">
Mercuri 
<emphasis id="26F97D14072AFF9E0357FEC132E5FEC3" box="[1106,1162,266,292]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="259">et al.</emphasis>
(2020)
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, it is interesting to note that for this island the occurrence of 
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criteria, the species can be assessed as “Critically Endangered” [CR, B1ab(ii,iii) and B2ab(ii,iii)]. The conservation status was calculated through the GeoCAT (Geospatial Conservation Assessment Tool) programme (
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s.n.
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<emphasis id="26F97D14072AFF9E07B8F80337DDF803" bold="true" box="[189,434,1993,2020]" pageId="9" pageNumber="259">Taxonomic remarks:</emphasis>
—From the taxonomical viewpoint, 
<emphasis id="26F97D14072AFF9E043FF8033254F804" box="[826,1083,1993,2019]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="259">
Ephredra 
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</emphasis>
is rather isolated morphologically from the other currently known Mediterranean species of this genus. This new species shows some relationships mainly with 
<emphasis id="26F97D14072AFF9E07C4F7D83748F7CC" box="[193,295,2066,2091]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="259">
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,
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especially in sharing twigs not easily disarticulating at the nodes, finely furrowed and scabrous, leaves opposite, very short and fused for most of their length, turning brown at maturity, female cones uniovulate and pollen grains of 
<typeStatus id="CB361FA40729FF9D07F1FF09374BFF3A" box="[244,292,195,221]" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">type</typeStatus>
“A”, but significant features hallow to distinguished very well the two species. In particular, 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D024EFF0933C4FF3B" box="[1355,1451,195,220]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. aurea</emphasis>
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shows twigs, pedicels of male cones, male cones bracts, synangiophore, synangia, pedicels of female cones, female cones bracts, micropilar tube, fruiting strobilus, and seeds well differentiated from those ones of 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D03C3FEC13317FEC3" box="[1222,1400,266,292]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. strongylensis</emphasis>
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(see 
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).In addition, they also differ in the seed coat ornamentations, since 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D04B8FEE53273FEAF" box="[957,1052,303,328]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. aurea</emphasis>
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is characterized by very larger cells (170–250 × 28–35 μm) bordered by a prominent reticulum, with periclinal walls flat more or less rugose and anticlinal walls quite raised (see 
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Brullo 
<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D06E4FEBD3474FE77" box="[481,539,374,400]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">et al.</emphasis>
2022
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), while 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D05B8FEBD351EFE77" box="[701,881,374,400]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. strongylensis</emphasis>
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has smaller cells (16–28 × 4–6 μm) separated by slender grooves, with periclinal walls sligtly convex more or less smooth and anticlinal walls thin and flat. Some differences was observed in the size and shape of pollen grain, since 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D0484FE7535B0FE3F" box="[897,991,447,472]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. aurea</emphasis>
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has the pollen fusiform acute at the poles (43–48 × 17–20 μm) with 11–12 plicae acute on the back (see 
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Brullo 
<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D04B4FE293584FE1B" box="[945,1003,482,508]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">et al.</emphasis>
2022
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), conversely 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D03CCFE293312FE1B" box="[1225,1405,482,508]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. strongylensis</emphasis>
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has pollen elliptical rounded at the poles (46–50 × 20–27 μm) with 12-16 plicae rounded on the back.
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<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D078DFD98369BFD80" bold="true" box="[136,244,594,615]" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Main diacritic characters of 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D050DFD9834CEFD80" box="[520,673,594,615]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. strongylensis</emphasis>
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and allied species
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<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850729FF9D06C6FDB73420FD77" box="[451,591,637,656]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="10" pageNumber="260" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="strongylensis">
<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D06C6FDB73420FD77" bold="true" box="[451,591,637,656]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. strongylensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850729FF9D05CBFDB73576FD77" box="[718,793,637,656]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="10" pageNumber="260" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="aurea">
<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D05CBFDB73576FD77" bold="true" box="[718,793,637,656]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. aurea</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850729FF9D04DCFDB73259FD77" authorityName="Desfontaines" authorityYear="1799" box="[985,1078,637,656]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="10" pageNumber="260" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="fragilis">
<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D04DCFDB73259FD77" bold="true" box="[985,1078,637,656]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. fragilis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="26F97D140729FF9D03D1FDB73339FD77" bold="true" box="[1236,1366,637,656]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">E. nebrodensis</emphasis>
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<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FD6D37DCFD5D" box="[144,435,679,698]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Shrub height (cm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FD6D34D2FD5D" box="[451,701,679,698]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">40–100</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFD6D35A8FD5D" box="[718,967,679,698]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">40–60</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFD6D32ACFD5D" box="[985,1219,679,698]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">50–300</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FD6D33E5FD5D" box="[1236,1418,679,698]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">50–100</td>
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<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FD0737DCFD07" box="[144,435,717,736]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Bark color</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FD0734D2FD07" box="[451,701,717,736]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">brownish-gray</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFD0735A8FD07" box="[718,967,717,736]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">yellowish-green</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFD0732ACFD07" box="[985,1219,717,736]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">grayish-brown</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FD0733E5FD07" box="[1236,1418,717,736]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">grayish-brown</td>
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<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FD3837DCFCE2" box="[144,435,754,773]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Twigs insertion</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FD3834D2FCE2" box="[451,701,754,773]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">fasciculate and dense</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFD3835A8FCE2" box="[718,967,754,773]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">fasciculate and lax</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFD3832ACFCE2" box="[985,1219,754,773]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">fasciculate and lax</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FD3833E5FCE2" box="[1236,1418,754,773]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">densely fastigiate</td>
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<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FCD237DCFCCC" box="[144,435,792,811]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Twigs color</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FCD234D2FCCC" box="[451,701,792,811]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">green</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFCD235A8FCCC" box="[718,967,792,811]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">yellowish-green</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFCD232ACFCCC" box="[985,1219,792,811]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">green</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FCD233E5FCCC" box="[1236,1418,792,811]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">dark green</td>
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<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FCF737DCFCB6" box="[144,435,829,849]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Twigs surface</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FCF734D2FCB6" box="[451,701,829,849]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">finely furrowed and scabrous</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFCF735A8FCB6" box="[718,967,829,849]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">finely furrowed and scabrous</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFCF732ACFCB6" box="[985,1219,829,849]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">smooth to slightly scabrous</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FCF733E5FCB6" box="[1236,1418,829,849]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">markedly scabrous</td>
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<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FCA837DCFC91" box="[144,435,866,886]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Twigs diameter (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FCA834D2FC91" box="[451,701,866,886]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">0.8–1.2</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFCA835A8FC91" box="[718,967,866,886]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">(1)1.5–2.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFCA832ACFC91" box="[985,1219,866,886]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.5–3.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FCA833E5FC91" box="[1236,1418,866,886]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">0.4–0.7</td>
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<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FC4237DCFC7C" box="[144,435,904,923]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Twigs internodes lenght (cm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FC4234D2FC7C" box="[451,701,904,923]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1–3.5(5)</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFC4235A8FC7C" box="[718,967,904,923]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.5–5.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFC4232ACFC7C" box="[985,1219,904,923]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.5–4.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FC4233E5FC7C" box="[1236,1418,904,923]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.0–2.0</td>
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<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FC6737DCFC26" box="[144,435,941,961]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Twigs internodes disarticulating</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FC6734D2FC26" box="[451,701,941,961]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">not easily</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFC6735A8FC26" box="[718,967,941,961]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">no</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFC6732ACFC26" box="[985,1219,941,961]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">yes</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FC6733E5FC26" box="[1236,1418,941,961]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">no</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FC1933E5FC01" box="[144,1418,979,998]" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FC1937DCFC01" box="[144,435,979,998]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Leaves arrangment</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FC1934D2FC01" box="[451,701,979,998]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2, opposite</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFC1935A8FC01" box="[718,967,979,998]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2, opposite</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFC1932ACFC01" box="[985,1219,979,998]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2-3</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FC1933E5FC01" box="[1236,1418,979,998]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2, opposite</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FC3233E5FBEB" box="[144,1418,1016,1036]" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FC3237DCFBEB" box="[144,435,1016,1036]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Leaves lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FC3234D2FBEB" box="[451,701,1016,1036]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.0–1.25</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFC3235A8FBEB" box="[718,967,1016,1036]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.0–1.3</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFC3232ACFBEB" box="[985,1219,1016,1036]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.0–2.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FC3233E5FBEB" box="[1236,1418,1016,1036]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.0–3.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FBEA33E5FBB7" box="[144,1418,1056,1104]" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FBEA37DCFBB7" box="[144,435,1056,1104]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Leaves shape</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FBEA34D2FBB7" box="[451,701,1056,1104]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">fused for most of their length</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFBEA35A8FBB7" box="[718,967,1056,1104]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">fused for most of their length</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFBEA32ACFBB7" box="[985,1219,1056,1104]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">fused for 2/3 of their lenght</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FBEA33E5FBB7" box="[1236,1418,1056,1104]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">fused for 1/3-2/3 of their lenght</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FBAE33E5FB9F" box="[144,1418,1124,1144]" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FBAE37DCFB9F" box="[144,435,1124,1144]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Leaves apex</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FBAE34D2FB9F" box="[451,701,1124,1144]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">briefly free and not recurved</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFBAE35A8FB9F" box="[718,967,1124,1144]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">briefly free and not recurved</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFBAE32ACFB9F" box="[985,1219,1124,1144]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">free and not recurved</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FBAE33E5FB9F" box="[1236,1418,1124,1144]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">free and not recurved</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FB4033E5FB7A" box="[144,1418,1162,1181]" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FB4037DCFB7A" box="[144,435,1162,1181]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Male cones shape</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FB4034D2FB7A" box="[451,701,1162,1181]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">ellipsoid</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFB4035A8FB7A" box="[718,967,1162,1181]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">ellipsoid</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFB4032ACFB7A" box="[985,1219,1162,1181]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">ovoid</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FB4033E5FB7A" box="[1236,1418,1162,1181]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">globose</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FB6533E5FB24" box="[144,1418,1199,1219]" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FB6537DCFB24" box="[144,435,1199,1219]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Male cones lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FB6534D2FB24" box="[451,701,1199,1219]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">4.0–7.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFB6535A8FB24" box="[718,967,1199,1219]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">3.5–6.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFB6532ACFB24" box="[985,1219,1199,1219]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">4.0–5.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FB6533E5FB24" box="[1236,1418,1199,1219]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">4.0–4.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FB1F33E5FB0F" box="[144,1418,1237,1256]" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FB1F37DCFB0F" box="[144,435,1237,1256]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Male cones diameter (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FB1F34D2FB0F" box="[451,701,1237,1256]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">4.0–7.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFB1F35A8FB0F" box="[718,967,1237,1256]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.0–2.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFB1F32ACFB0F" box="[985,1219,1237,1256]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">5.0–7.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FB1F33E5FB0F" box="[1236,1418,1237,1256]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.0–4.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FB3033E5FAE9" box="[144,1418,1274,1294]" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FB3037DCFAE9" box="[144,435,1274,1294]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Pedicel male cones lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FB3034D2FAE9" box="[451,701,1274,1294]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.5–6.0(10.0)</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFB3035A8FAE9" box="[718,967,1274,1294]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.5–2.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFB3032ACFAE9" box="[985,1219,1274,1294]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.0–2.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FB3033E5FAE9" box="[1236,1418,1274,1294]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FAEA33E5FAD4" box="[144,1418,1312,1331]" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FAEA37DCFAD4" box="[144,435,1312,1331]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Bracts of male cones pair number</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FAEA34D2FAD4" box="[451,701,1312,1331]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">3–6</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFAEA35A8FAD4" box="[718,967,1312,1331]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">3–7</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFAEA32ACFAD4" box="[985,1219,1312,1331]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">3–4</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FAEA33E5FAD4" box="[1236,1418,1312,1331]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2–6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FA8F33E5FABE" box="[144,1418,1349,1369]" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FA8F37DCFABE" box="[144,435,1349,1369]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Bracts of male cones size (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FA8F34D2FABE" box="[451,701,1349,1369]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">0.5–1.0 x 1.0–2.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFA8F35A8FABE" box="[718,967,1349,1369]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.0–1.5 x 1.4–1.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFA8F32ACFABE" box="[985,1219,1349,1369]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.3–1.6 x 1.5–1.7</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FA8F33E5FABE" box="[1236,1418,1349,1369]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.2–1.5 x 2.0–2.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FAA033E5FA99" box="[144,1418,1386,1406]" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FAA037DCFA99" box="[144,435,1386,1406]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Male perianth lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FAA034D2FA99" box="[451,701,1386,1406]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFAA035A8FA99" box="[718,967,1386,1406]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.6–1.9</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFAA032ACFA99" box="[985,1219,1386,1406]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.4–2.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FAA033E5FA99" box="[1236,1418,1386,1406]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.3–1.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FA5A33E5FA44" box="[144,1418,1424,1443]" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FA5A37DCFA44" box="[144,435,1424,1443]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Synangiophore lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FA5A34D2FA44" box="[451,701,1424,1443]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.0–2.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFA5A35A8FA44" box="[718,967,1424,1443]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.0–3.2</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFA5A32ACFA44" box="[985,1219,1424,1443]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.8–2.6</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FA5A33E5FA44" box="[1236,1418,1424,1443]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1.2–2.2.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FA7F33E5FA2E" box="[144,1418,1461,1481]" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FA7F37DCFA2E" box="[144,435,1461,1481]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Synangia number</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FA7F34D2FA2E" box="[451,701,1461,1481]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">3–5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFA7F35A8FA2E" box="[718,967,1461,1481]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">5–10</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFA7F32ACFA2E" box="[985,1219,1461,1481]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">4–10</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FA7F33E5FA2E" box="[1236,1418,1461,1481]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">4–8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795FA1133E5FA09" box="[144,1418,1499,1518]" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795FA1137DCFA09" box="[144,435,1499,1518]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Female cones shape</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6FA1134D2FA09" box="[451,701,1499,1518]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">ellipsoid</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBFA1135A8FA09" box="[718,967,1499,1518]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">ellipsoid</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCFA1132ACFA09" box="[985,1219,1499,1518]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">cylindrical-ellipsoid</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1FA1133E5FA09" box="[1236,1418,1499,1518]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">ovoid</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795F9CA33E5F9F3" box="[144,1418,1536,1556]" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795F9CA37DCF9F3" box="[144,435,1536,1556]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Female cones number for nodes</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6F9CA34D2F9F3" box="[451,701,1536,1556]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1–4</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBF9CA35A8F9F3" box="[718,967,1536,1556]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2–3</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCF9CA32ACF9F3" box="[985,1219,1536,1556]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2–5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1F9CA33E5F9F3" box="[1236,1418,1536,1556]" gridcol="4" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2 or more</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795F9EC33E5F9DE" box="[144,1418,1574,1593]" gridrow="24" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795F9EC37DCF9DE" box="[144,435,1574,1593]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Female cones length (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6F9EC34D2F9DE" box="[451,701,1574,1593]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">5.5–6.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBF9EC35A8F9DE" box="[718,967,1574,1593]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">6.0–7.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCF9EC32ACF9DE" box="[985,1219,1574,1593]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">7.0–9.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1F9EC33E5F9DE" box="[1236,1418,1574,1593]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">5.0–5.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795F98133E5F9B8" box="[144,1418,1611,1631]" gridrow="25" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795F98137DCF9B8" box="[144,435,1611,1631]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Female cones diameter (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6F98134D2F9B8" box="[451,701,1611,1631]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.5–3.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBF98135A8F9B8" box="[718,967,1611,1631]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.5–3.6</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCF98132ACF9B8" box="[985,1219,1611,1631]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.5–3.7</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1F98133E5F9B8" box="[1236,1418,1611,1631]" gridcol="4" gridrow="25" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.4–2.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795F9BB33E5F963" box="[144,1418,1649,1668]" gridrow="26" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795F9BB37DCF963" box="[144,435,1649,1668]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Female cones petiole lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6F9BB34D2F963" box="[451,701,1649,1668]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.5–10</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBF9BB35A8F963" box="[718,967,1649,1668]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2.5–3.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCF9BB32ACF963" box="[985,1219,1649,1668]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1–10</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1F9BB33E5F963" box="[1236,1418,1649,1668]" gridcol="4" gridrow="26" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">0–2.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795F95C33E5F920" box="[144,1418,1686,1735]" gridrow="27" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795F95C37DCF920" box="[144,435,1686,1735]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Bracts of female cones number of pair</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6F95C34D2F920" box="[451,701,1686,1735]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">3</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBF95C35A8F920" box="[718,967,1686,1735]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">3–4</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCF95C32ACF920" box="[985,1219,1686,1735]" gridcol="3" gridrow="27" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">3–4</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1F95C33E5F920" box="[1236,1418,1686,1735]" gridcol="4" gridrow="27" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2–3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795F91333E5F90A" box="[144,1418,1753,1773]" gridrow="28" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795F91337DCF90A" box="[144,435,1753,1773]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Bracts of female cones shape</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6F91334D2F90A" box="[451,701,1753,1773]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">broadly ovate</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBF91335A8F90A" box="[718,967,1753,1773]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">broadly ovate</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCF91332ACF90A" box="[985,1219,1753,1773]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">broadly ovate to ovate</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1F91333E5F90A" box="[1236,1418,1753,1773]" gridcol="4" gridrow="28" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">ovate</td>
</tr>
<tr id="AABDA344072900680795F93533E5F8F5" box="[144,1418,1791,1810]" gridrow="29" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795F93537DCF8F5" box="[144,435,1791,1810]" gridcol="0" gridrow="29" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Bracts of female cones apex</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6F93534D2F8F5" box="[451,701,1791,1810]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">rounded</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBF93535A8F8F5" box="[718,967,1791,1810]" gridcol="2" gridrow="29" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">obtuse</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCF93532ACF8F5" box="[985,1219,1791,1810]" gridcol="3" gridrow="29" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">obtuse</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1F93533E5F8F5" box="[1236,1418,1791,1810]" gridcol="4" gridrow="29" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">obtuse</td>
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<th id="E96CCA38072900680795F8EE37DCF8B3" box="[144,435,1828,1876]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Lower bracts of female cones connection</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6F8EE34D2F8B3" box="[451,701,1828,1876]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">4/5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBF8EE35A8F8B3" box="[718,967,1828,1876]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">3/4</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCF8EE32ACF8B3" box="[985,1219,1828,1876]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2/3–3/4</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1F8EE33E5F8B3" box="[1236,1418,1828,1876]" gridcol="4" gridrow="30" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1/5–1/2</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072900680795F8AD33E5F870" box="[144,1418,1895,1943]" gridrow="31" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795F8AD37DCF870" box="[144,435,1895,1943]" gridcol="0" gridrow="31" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Middle bract of female cones connection</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6F8AD34D2F870" box="[451,701,1895,1943]" gridcol="1" gridrow="31" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1/2–2/3</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBF8AD35A8F870" box="[718,967,1895,1943]" gridcol="2" gridrow="31" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1/2–1/3</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCF8AD32ACF870" box="[985,1219,1895,1943]" gridcol="3" gridrow="31" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1/3–2/3</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1F8AD33E5F870" box="[1236,1418,1895,1943]" gridcol="4" gridrow="31" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2/5</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072900680795F86033E5F83D" box="[144,1418,1962,2010]" gridrow="32" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">
<th id="E96CCA38072900680795F86037DCF83D" box="[144,435,1962,2010]" gridcol="0" gridrow="32" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">Upper bract of female cones connection</th>
<td id="E96CCA380729006806C6F86034D2F83D" box="[451,701,1962,2010]" gridcol="1" gridrow="32" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">2/3</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006805CBF86035A8F83D" box="[718,967,1962,2010]" gridcol="2" gridrow="32" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">4/5–7/8</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006804DCF86032ACF83D" box="[985,1219,1962,2010]" gridcol="3" gridrow="32" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">3/4–5/7</td>
<td id="E96CCA380729006803D1F86033E5F83D" box="[1236,1418,1962,2010]" gridcol="4" gridrow="32" pageId="10" pageNumber="260">1/3–1/2</td>
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<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C0795FF603683FF5A" bold="true" box="[144,236,170,189]" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
(Continued)
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<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850728FF9C06C6FF1A3420FF05" box="[451,591,207,227]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="11" pageNumber="261" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="strongylensis">
<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C06C6FF1A3420FF05" bold="true" box="[451,591,207,227]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">E. strongylensis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850728FF9C05CBFF1A3576FF04" box="[718,793,208,227]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="11" pageNumber="261" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="aurea">
<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C05CBFF1A3576FF04" bold="true" box="[718,793,208,227]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">E. aurea</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850728FF9C04DCFF1A3259FF05" authorityName="Desfontaines" authorityYear="1799" box="[985,1078,207,227]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="11" pageNumber="261" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="fragilis">
<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C04DCFF1A3259FF05" bold="true" box="[985,1078,207,227]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">E. fragilis</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850728FF9C03D1FF1A3339FF05" box="[1236,1366,207,227]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="11" pageNumber="261" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nebrodensis">
<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C03D1FF1A3339FF05" bold="true" box="[1236,1366,207,227]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">E. nebrodensis</emphasis>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FF3F33F6FEC2" box="[144,1433,245,293]" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FF3F37CBFEC2" box="[144,420,245,293]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Lower bracts of female cones lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FF3F34E6FEC2" box="[451,649,245,293]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">0.5–1</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFF3F35FCFEC2" box="[718,915,245,293]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">1.5–3.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFF3F32EBFEC2" box="[985,1156,245,293]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">0.8–1.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FF3F33F6FEC2" box="[1236,1433,245,293]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">0.9–1.0</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FEF233F6FE8F" box="[144,1433,312,360]" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FEF237CBFE8F" box="[144,420,312,360]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Middle bract of female cones lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FEF234E6FE8F" box="[451,649,312,360]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">1.5–2.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFEF235FCFE8F" box="[718,915,312,360]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">3.0–4.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFEF232EBFE8F" box="[985,1156,312,360]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">2.0–3.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FEF233F6FE8F" box="[1236,1433,312,360]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">1.8–2.2</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FEB033F6FE4C" box="[144,1433,378,427]" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FEB037CBFE4C" box="[144,420,378,427]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Upper bract of female cones lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FEB034E6FE4C" box="[451,649,378,427]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">4.5–5.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFEB035FCFE4C" box="[718,915,378,427]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">6.0–6.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFEB032EBFE4C" box="[985,1156,378,427]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">5.0–7.2</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FEB033F6FE4C" box="[1236,1433,378,427]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">5.0–6.0</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FE7733F6FE36" box="[144,1433,445,465]" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FE7737CBFE36" box="[144,420,445,465]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Ovule lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FE7734E6FE36" box="[451,649,445,465]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">4.0–4.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFE7735FCFE36" box="[718,915,445,465]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ca. 4</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFE7732EBFE36" box="[985,1156,445,465]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">5.5–7.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FE7733F6FE36" box="[1236,1433,445,465]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">4.5–5.0</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FE2933F6FE11" box="[144,1433,483,502]" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FE2937CBFE11" box="[144,420,483,502]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Ovule exerted from bracts (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FE2934E6FE11" box="[451,649,483,502]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">1.5–2.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFE2935FCFE11" box="[718,915,483,502]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">shortely</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFE2932EBFE11" box="[985,1156,483,502]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">1.0–2.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FE2933F6FE11" box="[1236,1433,483,502]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">2.5–3.0</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FDC233F6FDFB" box="[144,1433,520,540]" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FDC237CBFDFB" box="[144,420,520,540]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Micropilar tube lenght (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FDC234E6FDFB" box="[451,649,520,540]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ca. 1.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFDC235FCFDFB" box="[718,915,520,540]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ca. 2.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFDC232EBFDFB" box="[985,1156,520,540]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">1.8–3.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FDC233F6FDFB" box="[1236,1433,520,540]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ca. 3.0</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FDE433F6FDB9" box="[144,1433,558,606]" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FDE437CBFDB9" box="[144,420,558,606]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Micropilar tube exerted from ovule (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FDE434E6FDB9" box="[451,649,558,606]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">0.7–1.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFDE435FCFDB9" box="[718,915,558,606]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">0.5–1.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFDE432EBFDB9" box="[985,1156,558,606]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">0.7–2.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FDE433F6FDB9" box="[1236,1433,558,606]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ca. 0.5</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FDBA33F6FD46" box="[144,1433,624,673]" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FDBA37CBFD46" box="[144,420,624,673]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Ripe female cone shape</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FDBA34E6FD46" box="[451,649,624,673]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ovoid to globose-ovoid</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFDBA35FCFD46" box="[718,915,624,673]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ovoid to globose-ovoid</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFDBA32EBFD46" box="[985,1156,624,673]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ovoid to subglobose</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FDBA33F6FD46" box="[1236,1433,624,673]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">globose to subglobose- ovoid</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FD7933F6FD20" box="[144,1433,691,711]" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FD7937CBFD20" box="[144,420,691,711]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Ripe female cone size (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FD7934E6FD20" box="[451,649,691,711]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">6.0–7.0 x 3.5–4.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFD7935FCFD20" box="[718,915,691,711]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">7.0–8.0 x 4.5–5.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFD7932EBFD20" box="[985,1156,691,711]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">7.5–9 x 4.0–7.5</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FD7933F6FD20" box="[1236,1433,691,711]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">5.0–6.0 x 3.0–5.0</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FD1333F6FD0B" box="[144,1433,729,748]" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FD1337CBFD0B" box="[144,420,729,748]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Ripe female bracts color</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FD1334E6FD0B" box="[451,649,729,748]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">pale red</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFD1335FCFD0B" box="[718,915,729,748]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">yellow-gold</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFD1332EBFD0B" box="[985,1156,729,748]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">red</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FD1333F6FD0B" box="[1236,1433,729,748]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">red-orange</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FD3433F6FCF5" box="[144,1433,766,786]" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FD3437CBFCF5" box="[144,420,766,786]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Seed size (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FD3434E6FCF5" box="[451,649,766,786]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">5.0–5.5 x 2.5–2.6</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFD3435FCFCF5" box="[718,915,766,786]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">6.0–6.5 x 3.0–3.2</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFD3432EBFCF5" box="[985,1156,766,786]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">6.0–7.5 x 2.6–3.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FD3433F6FCF5" box="[1236,1433,766,786]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">4.0–6.0 x 2.0</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FCEE33F6FCD0" box="[144,1433,804,823]" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FCEE37CBFCD0" box="[144,420,804,823]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Seed shape</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FCEE34E6FCD0" box="[451,649,804,823]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">fusiform</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFCEE35FCFCD0" box="[718,915,804,823]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">long ovoid</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFCEE32EBFCD0" box="[985,1156,804,823]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ovoid-pyriform</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FCEE33F6FCD0" box="[1236,1433,804,823]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ovoid</td>
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<tr id="AABDA344072800680795FC8333F6FCBA" box="[144,1433,841,861]" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">
<th id="E96CCA38072800680795FC8337CBFCBA" box="[144,420,841,861]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Seed exerted from bracts (mm)</th>
<td id="E96CCA380728006806C6FC8334E6FCBA" box="[451,649,841,861]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">1.0–2.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006805CBFC8335FCFCBA" box="[718,915,841,861]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">0.5–1.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006804DCFC8332EBFCBA" box="[985,1156,841,861]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">0–1.0</td>
<td id="E96CCA380728006803D1FC8333F6FCBA" box="[1236,1433,841,861]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">ca. 3.0</td>
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On the basis of field and herbarium investigations, in 
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there are certainly only 3 species of 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C0221FC4533EBFC4E" box="[1316,1412,911,937]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Ephedra</emphasis>
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, in addition to that new one here described, they are: 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C05BBFC7E350BFC2A" box="[702,868,947,973]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">E. nebrodensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850728FF9C0476FC7E358BFC2A" authorityName="Desfontaines" authorityYear="1799" box="[883,996,947,973]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="11" pageNumber="261" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="fragilis">
<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C0476FC7E358BFC2A" box="[883,996,947,973]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">E. fragilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C04F6FC7E323CFC2A" box="[1011,1107,948,973]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">E. aurea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="D38DDA850728FF9C0389FC7E3350FC2A" box="[1164,1343,947,973]" class="Gnetopsida" family="Ephedraceae" genus="Ephedra" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ephedrales" pageId="11" pageNumber="261" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="strongylensis">
<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C0389FC7E3350FC2A" box="[1164,1343,947,973]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">E. strongylensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Besides, according to literature data (
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Conti 
<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C0508FC123429FC16" box="[525,582,983,1009]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">et al.</emphasis>
2005
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, 
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Giardina 
<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C05F8FC12355AFC16" box="[765,821,983,1009]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">et al.</emphasis>
2007
</bibRefCitation>
, 
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) 
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<emphasis id="26F97D140728FF9C032FFC1232DAFC16" box="[1066,1205,983,1009]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">E. distachya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is also recorded from 
<collectingRegion id="D6496FE40728FF9C078DFC3136A5FBF2" box="[136,202,1019,1045]" country="Italy" name="Sicilia" pageId="11" pageNumber="261">Sicily</collectingRegion>
, according mainly to old reports in sandy coastal areas, where it was probably present in the past, but where it is completely disappeared today, due to anthropogenic factors. It is therefore included in the analytical key that is here provided:
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