Occurrence

Not collected

Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f.

3/22/2018

Namibia

This occurrence of Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f. (Not collected) was collected on 3/22/2018 in Namibia. Flora of the World includes 47 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Welwitschia mirabilis--Namibia. C43 S of Khowarib. Odom 220. DSC02716 (7).JPG

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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Gnetopsida

Order

Welwitschiales

Family

Welwitschiaceae

Genus

Welwitschia

Specific Epithet

mirabilis

Authorship

Hook.f.

Scientific Name ID

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Record Number

Not collected

Collection Date

3/22/2018

Collectors

Leevi Nanyeni, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Dalzell

Remarks

Healthy population of both genders with many small and medium-sized plants, no large individuals. The hemipteran insect is Probergrothius angolensis (Pyrrhocoridae), often associated with Welwitschia. Sometimes credited with pollen transfer, its functional role is in doubt.

Geographic Information

Country

Namibia

State/Province

Opuwo District

Coordinates

-19.260028, 13.877306

Location

Namibia, Opuwo District

Location Remarks

Location withheld.

Collection Location

No publications are associated with this occurrence.