Welwitschia mirabilis

Welwitschia mirabilis, Namib Desert, Angola

Female cones; Welwitschia Plains, Erongo Region, Namibia

Taxonavigation

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Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Gnetophyta
Classis: Gnetopsida
Ordo: Gnetales
Familia: Welwitschiaceae
Genus: Welwitschia
Species: Welwitschia mirabilis

Name

Welwitschia mirabilis Hook. f.

References

• Gard. Chron. 1862: 71. 1862. (Trans. Linn. Soc. London 24:7, t. 1-14. 1863).
• Bustard, L. (1990). The ugliest plant of the world: the story of Welwitschia mirabilis. Kew Magazine 7: 85-90.
• Carlquist, S., & Gowans, D. A. (1995). Secondary growth and wood histology of Welwitschia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 118 (2): 107.
• Henschel, J. R., & Seely, M. K. (2004). Long-term growth patterns of Welwitschia mirabilis, a long-lived plant of the Namib Desert (including a bibliography). Plant Ecology 150 (1-2): 7-26.
• Herppich, W. B., Flach, B. M.-T., von Willert, D.J., & Herppich, M. (1996). Field investigations of photosynthetic activity, gas exchange and water potential at different leaf ages in Welwitschia mirabilis during a severe drought. Flora 191: 59-66.
• Rodin, R. J. (1953). Distribution of Welwitschia mirabilis. American Journal of Botany 40: 280-285.
• von Willert, D. J. (1994). Welwitschia mirabilis Hook. fil.- das Überlebenswunder der Namibwüste [the survival miracle of the Namib desert]. Naturwissenschaften 81: 430-442.
• von Willert, D. J., & Wagner-Douglas, U. (1994). Water relations, CO2 exchange, water-use efficiency and growth of Welwitschia mirabilis Hook. fil. in three contrasting habitats of the Namib desert. Botanica Acta 107: 291-299.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Tweeblad-kan nie dood
български: Велвичия
català: Welwítsquia
česky: Welwitschie podivná
Deutsch: Welwitschie
English: Welwitschia
hornjoserbsce: Prawa welwićija
עברית: ולויטשיה
ქართული: ველვიჩია
magyar: Velvícsia
മലയാളം: വെല്‍വിറ്റ്ഷിയ മിരാബിലിസ്
Nederlands: tweeblaarkanniedood
日本語: ウェルウィッチア
norsk bokmål: Welwitschia
polski: Welwiczja Przedziwna
русский: Вельвичия
suomi: Ikilehti
svenska: Welwitschia
中文（繁體）‎: 百歲蘭
中文（简体）‎: 百岁兰

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