Welwitschia mirabilis

Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Plantae • Phylum: Gnetophyta • Classis: Gnetopsida • Ordo: Welwitschiales • Familia: Welwitschiaceae • Genus: Welwitschia • Species: Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f.

Wikispecies has an entry on:

Welwitschia mirabilis

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Welwitschia mirabilis']

• English: Welwitschia
• Afrikaans: Tweeblad-kan nie dood
• العربية: فلفيتشيا, فليفيتشيا
• مصرى: فلفيتشيا
• azərbaycanca: Qəribə velviçiya, Qəribə valvisiya
• български: Велвичия
• bosanski: Velvičija
• català: Welwítsquia
• čeština: welwitschie podivná
• Cymraeg: Welwitschia
• dansk: Welwitschia
• Deutsch: Welwitschie
• Esperanto: Velviĉio
• español: Welwitschiaceae
• eesti: Velvitšia
• euskara: Welwitschia
• فارسی: ویلوچیا
• suomi: Ikilehti
• Nordfriisk: Welwitschia
• Hausa: Welwitschia
• עברית: ולויטשיה
• hrvatski: Velvičija
• hornjoserbsce: Prawa welwićija
• magyar: Velvícsia
• Bahasa Indonesia: Welwitschia
• Igbo: Welwitschia
• íslenska: Furðublaðka
• 日本語: ウェルウィッチア
• ქართული: ველვიჩია
• қазақша: Таңғажайып вельвичия
• قازاقشا (تٴوتە): تاڭعاجايىپ ۆەلۆىيتشىييا
• قازاقشا (جۇنگو): تاڭعاجايىپ ۆەلۆىيتشىييا
• қазақша (кирил): Таңғажайып вельвичия
• қазақша (Қазақстан): Таңғажайып вельвичия
• qazaqşa (latın): Tañğajaýıp velʹvïçïya
• qazaqşa (Türkïya): Tañğajaýıp velʹvïçïya
• 한국어: 웰위치아
• перем коми: Вельвичия
• коми: Вельвичия
• Latina: Welwitschia
• lietuvių: Nuostabioji velvičija
• мокшень: Вельвичия
• Malagasy: Welwitschia
• മലയാളം: വെല്‍വിറ്റ്ഷിയ മിരാബിലിസ്, വെൽവിറ്റ്ഷിയ മിരാബിലിസ്
• кырык мары: Вельвичи
• Bahasa Melayu: Welwitschia
• Nederlands: tweeblaarkanniedood
• polski: Welwiczja Przedziwna
• پنجابی: ویلوتشیا
• português: Welwitschia
• русский: Вельвичия
• srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Velvičija
• Simple English: Welwitschia
• slovenščina: velbičevka
• српски / srpski: Velvičija
• svenska: Welwitschia
• Kiswahili: Welwitschia
• தமிழ்: இரண்டு இலை உள்ள மரம்
• ไทย: เวลวิชเซีย
• Tagalog: Welwitschia
• Tok Pisin: Welwitschia
• удмурт: Вельвичия
• українська: Вельвічія дивна
• Tiếng Việt: Welwitschia
• 吴语: 百岁兰
• ייִדיש: וועלוויטשיאַ
• 中文: 百岁兰, 百歲蘭
• 中文（中国大陆）: 百岁兰
• 中文（简体）: 百岁兰
• 中文（繁體）: 百歲蘭
• 中文（香港）: 百歲蘭
• 中文（新加坡）: 百岁兰
• 中文（臺灣）: 百歲蘭
• isiZulu: I-Welwitschia

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Welwitschia mirabilis
• NCBI link: Welwitschia mirabilis

Specimens in situ

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  ♀ Welwitschia, very old plant, Namibia, about man's height, approx. age: 1,500 years
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  ♂ Welwitschia and woman for size comparison, Namibia
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  Welwitschia in the Ugab River basin
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  End of Welwitschia Drive, Namibia
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  in situ, Namibia
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  in situ, Namibia
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  in situ, Namibia
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  in situ, Namibia
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  in situ, Namibia
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  in situ, Namibia
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  in situ, Namibia
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  in situ, Namibia
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  in situ, Namibia
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  ♀ Welwitschia mirabilis cones , Namibia
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  Welwitschia among pieces of petrified wood
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  Young plant
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  ♀ Welwitschia, very old plant
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  Cones, inflorescences
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  ♀ Welwitschia with inflorescences
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  ♂ Welwitschia mirabilis with inflorescences
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  ♀ Welwitschia with inflorescences and bugs Probergrothius angolensus
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  Welwitschia in the petrified forest of Damaraland (Namibia).
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  Welwitschia mirabilis, West Brandberg
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  Welwitschia mirabilis, West Brandberg
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  Welwitschia mirabilis, West Brandberg

Specimens in botanical gardens

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  Arcata, California: Humboldt State University Greenhouse, ♂ Welwitschia inflorescence
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  Bochum: flowering Weltwitschia
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  Jena: flowering Welwitschia
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  Jena: flowering Welwitschia
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  Jena: flowering Welwitschia
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  Münster: ♂ Welwitschia with inflorescence
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  Münster: ♂ Welwitschia with inflorescence (detail)
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  Münster: ♂ Welwitschia with inflorescence
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  Münster: ♂ Welwitschia with inflorescence
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  Münster: ♂ Welwitschia with inflorescence
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  Osaka: Welwitschia
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  Osaka: Welwitschia
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  Poznań: ♂ Welwitschia with inflorescence
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  Poznań: ♂ Welwitschia with inflorescence
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  Poznań: ♂ Welwitschia with inflorescence (details)
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  ♀ Welwitschia with inflorescences, in a botanical garden greenhouse

Welwitschia bug

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  Odontopus sexpunctatus main pollinator of Welwitschias.
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  Odontopus sexpunctatus.

Seeds

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  Seed, diameter is 20mm
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  Welwitschia mirabilis - Museum specimen

Maps and illustrations

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  Map
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  ♂ flower, diagram
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  ♀ flower, diagram