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The plants are herbs, woody shrubs or lianas, leaves free, scale-like, and the stem jointed and green. Secondary wood has vessels. The plants are dioecious with compound male and female strobili. The ovule is surrounded by two envelopes, the inner projects as a long tube and archegonia are present. The embryo is dicotyledonous.
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Biswas, C., Johri, B.M. (1997). Ephedrales. In: The Gymnosperms. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-13164-0_18
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