Welwitschia

Welwitschia mirabilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnetales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Classis: Gnetopsida Ordo: Gnetales

Familia: Welwitschiaceae
Genus: Welwitschia
Species: W. mirabilis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. {{{1}}}. Welwitschia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: {{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}}.

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Welwitschia Hook.f., Gard. Chron. 1862: 71. 1862, nom. cons.

• Type species: Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Tumboa Welw., Gard. Chron. 1861: 75. 1861.

Homonyms

• Welwitschia Rchb., Handb. Nat. Pfl.-Syst. 194. 1837 [1–7 Oct 1837], nom. rej. (Polemoniaceae)

References

• Christenhusz, M.J.M., Reveal, J.L., Farjon, A., Gardner, M.F., Mill, R.R. & Chase, M.W. 2011. A new classification and linear sequence of extant gymnosperms. Phytotaxa 19: 55–70. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.19.1.3 . Reference page. 
• Steyn, E.M.A. & Smith, G.F. 1999. Welwitschiaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 3: 1–8. PDF
• Leuenberger, B.E. 2001. Welwitschia mirabilis (Welwitschiaceae), male cone characters and a new subspecies. Willdenowia 31(2): 357–381. DOI: 10.3372/wi.31.31206 Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Welwitschia . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Welwitschia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 18.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Welwitschia. Published online. Accessed May 18 2019.

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