Welwitschia
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welwitschia-173-6889358
title:
Welwitschia
text:
Welwitschia is a monotypic genus of gymnosperm, the sole described species being the distinctive Welwitschia mirabilis, endemic to the Namib desert within Namibia and Angola. Welwitschia is the only living genus of the family Welwitschiaceae and order Welwitschiales in the division Gnetophyta, and is one of three living genera in Gnetophyta, alongside Gnetum and Ephedra. Informal sources commonly refer to the plant as a "living fossil".
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Monotypic genus in the gymnosperm family Welwitschiaceae
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welwitschia
date created:
2002-08-05T18:40:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T03:10:15Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q156926","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q156926"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Welwitschia_mirabilis%282%29.jpg","width":1600,"height":1200}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16