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Record 1 2016-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Welwitschia mirabilis
Latin
DEF

A monotypic genus of desert plants (family Gnetaceae) of Southwestern Africa characterized by a trunk less than a foot high but often six feet in circumference, two persistent leaves that grow at the base and die at the apex, and cone shaped inflorescences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Welwitschia mirabilis
Latin
DEF

Curieuse plante de déserts, de l'Afrique chaude (Welwitschia mirabilis) en forme de volumineux champignon de 50cm à 75 cm de haut qui semble partagé d'un coup de hache en deux lambeaux figures par de grandes feuilles persistantes, pouvant dépasser largement 2m de long.

Spanish

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