Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana

Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana: female cones; Welwitschia Plains, Erongo Region, Namibia

Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana: male cones; Namibia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnetales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Gnetophyta Classis: Gnetopsida Ordo: Gnetales

Familia: Welwitschiaceae
Genus: Welwitschia
Species: Welwitschia mirabilis
Subspecies: Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana

Name

Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana Leuenb., Willdenowia 31: 375. 2001.

• Typus: Namibia, “Damarabezirk, Namib oberhalb Kan-Tal bis Pforte”, 700 m, 4.4.1913 (♂), Engler 6076 (B).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Welwitschia namibiana (Leuenb.) Christenh. & Byng, Global Fl. 4: 51. 2018.
• Heterotypic
  • Tumboa bainesii Hook.f., Gard. Chron. 1861: 1008. 1861, nom. provis.
  • Welwitschia bainesii (Hook.f.) Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif., ed. 2: 783. 1867, nom. provis.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Namibia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Leuenberger, B.E. 2001. Welwitschia mirabilis (Welwitschiaceae), male cone characters and a new subspecies. Willdenowia 31(2): 357–381. DOI: 10.3372/wi.31.31206 Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Mar. 2014.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana. Published online. Accessed: May 18 2019.