Spermatophyta: Gymnospermae: Welwitschiales

Welwitschiaceae

Description of the family

Worldwide: Angola and Namibia

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated genus and 1 cultivated taxon.

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Welwitschia Hook. f.

Other sources of information about Welwitschiaceae :

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Welwitschiaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Welwitschiaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Welwitschiaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Welwitschiaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Welwitschiaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Welwitschiaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Welwitschiaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Welwitschiaceae
Wikipedia: Welwitschiaceae
Plants of the World Online: Welwitschiaceae
Tropicos: Welwitschiaceae



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: Family page: Welwitschiaceae .
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/family.php?family_id=335, retrieved 5 December 2025

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