| Common Names - . None found | Synonyms - . None found |
| Authority - . Hook f. | Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? Angiosperm |
| Plant forms - A very unique form. | Total Number of species - 1 |
| World Distribution - Southern Angolia & Namibia | |
| Comments - A very unusual plant. Found to be a living fossil that can live 1,000 to 2,000 years. Only one species, Welwitschia mirabilis. | |
| 1 - Welwitschia bainesii 2 - Welwitschia mirabilis |