Welwitschia mirabilis female cones Kirstenbosch Ian Reddihough Conservatory Welwitschia House Cape South Africa
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Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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4096 x 2726 px | 34.7 x 23.1 cm | 13.7 x 9.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
6 April 2011Location:
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Rhodes Drive Newlands Cape Town Western Cape South AfricaMore information:
Common names: welwitschia, tumboa, n'tumbo (Angolan), tweeblaarkanniedood (Afr.), !kharos (Nama/Damara), nyanka (Damara), khurub (Nama), onyanga (Herero).http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/welwitschia.htmWelwitschia mirabilis is named after the Austrian botanist Friedrich Welwitsch (1806-1872) who discovered it in 1859. Distribution: Namibia desert in Namibia and Angola. Can live for over 1000 years. Conservation Status: Rated as Near Threatened (NT) according to IUCN Red List criteria. http://www.conifers.org/we/Welwitschiaceae.phphttp://www.bihrmann.com/Travel/NAM/W-Project-en.pdf