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Welwitschia
Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f.

kingdom Plantae - plants »  divisio Gnetophyta »  class Welwitschiopsida »  order Welwitschiales »  family Welwitschiaceae »  genus Welwitschia

Scientific synonyms

Welwitschia bainesii (Hook.f.) Carr.

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Temporal range:Jurassic – recent
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Images

Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschia

Author: Silvie Hojná, Petr Bašus

Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschia

Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschia

Author: Ing. Petr Pivoňka

Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschia

Author: Silvie Hojná, Petr Bašus

Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschia

Author: Silvie Hojná, Petr Bašus

Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschia

Author: Silvie Hojná, Petr Bašus

Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschia

ca. 1600 years old

Author: Klaus Rudloff

Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschia

ca. 1600 years old

Author: Klaus Rudloff

Welwitschia mirabilis - Welwitschia

ca. 1600 years old

Author: Klaus Rudloff
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Taxon in country check-lists

Africa: Angola, Namibia
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living fossil
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Links and literature

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/we...
EN Wikipedia Articles [Welwitschia]

Wikipedia Articles [https://en.wikipedia.org]
EN Kew Science - Plants of the World online 2024-05 [383591-1]

Kew Science - Plants of the World online [https://powo.science.kew.org], Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew [as Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f.]
Data retrieved on: 1 February 2025
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