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Welwitschiaceae

Cycadopsida - Welwitschiales - Welwitschiaceae

Taxonomy
Welwitschiaceae was named by Caruel. It is extant.

It was assigned to Welwitschiales by Meyen (1984); and to Gnetopsida by Mabberley (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Welwitschiaceae Meyen p. 90
2000Welwitschiaceae Mabberley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
phylumCycadophytaBessey 1907
classCycadopsidaBrongniart 1843
RankNameAuthor
orderWelwitschiales
familyWelwitschiaceaeCaruel
familyWelwitschiaceaeCaruel

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Welwitschiaceae Caruel
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G. Welwitschia Hooker 1862
G. †Welwitschiapites Bolkhovitina
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Welwitschiapites canaliculus Lele and Kulkarni 1969
Welwitschiapites extansus Bharadwaj and Salujha 1964
Welwitschiapites magnus Maithy 1965
Welwitschiapites minutus Maithy 1965
Welwitschiapites tenuis Bharadwaj and Salujha 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available