Welwitschia mirabilis Hook. f.

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


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: Species information: Welwitschia mirabilis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=257980, retrieved 5 December 2025

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