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Welwitschia mirabilis Hook. f.
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family :
WELWITSCHIACEAE
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Common name :
Tree tumbo en
Perrenial, dioecious plant; stemacephalous, erect, conical, with distinct bi-lobes. Leaves strap-shaped, growing in a pair and having indeterminate growth through the activity of basal meristem located at the base of each leaf, up to 9 m long. Male plant bearing compound, microsporangiate strobili; each strobilus ellipsoid, producing fused microsporangia, subtending by bracts and bracteoles. Female plant bearing compound megasporangiate strobili; each strobilus ellipsoid, producing ovules, subtending by fused bracts and bracteoles, fused bracteoles surrounding the ovule produce a wing-liked seed. kevin
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