✿Ephedraceae · Ephedra
Somlata / Gerard's Jointfir
Ephedra gerardiana
ShruboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ephedra gerardiana
- Genus
- Ephedra
- Family
- Ephedraceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Ephedraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Ain, Khanta, सोमलता Somlata, Asmania
- Nepali
- सोमलता Somalataa, काग चरो Kaag Charo
- Malayalam
- Buchchur
About Somlata
Gerard's Jointfir (Ephedra gerardiana) is a shrub belonging to the Ephedraceae family (JOINT-PINE FAMILY). It is usually grown in outdoor settings. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Ephedraceae
Joint-Pine Family
Somlata belongs to the Ephedraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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