Chinese ephedra (Cao Ma Huang—草麻黄) |
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Ephedra sinica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Gnetophyta |
Class: | Gnetopsida |
Order: | Ephedrales |
Family: | Ephedraceae |
Genus: | Ephedra |
Species: | E. sinica |
Binomial name | |
Ephedra sinica Stapf |
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Ephedra sinica (also known as Chinese ephedra or Ma Huang) is a plant species native to Mongolia, Russia (Buryatiya, Chita, Primorye), and northeastern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi).