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Welwitschia
Welwitschia Wel*witsch"i*a, n. [NL. So named after the discoverer, Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch.] (Bot.) An African plant (Welwitschia mirabilis) belonging to the order Gnetace[ae]. It consists of a short, woody, topshaped stem, and never more than two leaves, which are the cotyledons enormously developed, and at length split into diverging segments.

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- Welwitschia is a monotypic genus (that is, a genus that contains a single recognised species) of gymnosperm, the sole described species being the distinctive...
- Welwitschia Mirabilis International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional Welwitschia Mirabilis) (IATA: MSZ, ICAO: FNMO) is an airport serving the...
- The Welwitschias, currently known as the Windhoek Draught Welwitschias due to sponsorship by Namibia Breweries Limited, are a Namibian rugby union team...
- moisture from coastal sea fogs. Areas where Welwitschias are a common sight include the eponymous Welwitschia Plains, which are adjacent to the Husab uranium...
- Probergrothius angolensis, sometimes known as the Welwitschia bug, is a species of true bug found in the Namib desert and nearby regions. They are best...
- and relatives), followed by cycads, gnetophytes (Gnetum, Ephedra and Welwitschia), and Ginkgo biloba (a single living species). About 65% of gymnosperms...
- 70 species across the three relict genera: Gnetum (family Gnetaceae), Welwitschia (family Welwitschiaceae), and Ephedra (family Ephedraceae). The earliest...
- botanist who in Angola was the first European to describe the plant Welwitschia mirabilis. His report received wide attention among the botanists and...
- is a family of plants of the order Gnetales with one living species, Welwitschia mirabilis, found in southwestern Africa. Three fossil genera have been...
- for storage may retain the dominant taproot for centuries—for example, Welwitschia. Dicots, one of the two divisions of flowering plants (angiosperms),...