Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana Leuenb.

First published in Willdenowia 31: 375 (2001)
This name is a synonym of Welwitschia mirabilis

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Jacobson, N., Jacobson, P. , van Jaarsveld, E. & Jacobson, K. (2014). Field evidence from Namibia does not support the designation of Angolan and Namibian subspecies of Welwitschia mirabilis Hook. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 69: 179-186. [Cited as Welwitschia mirabilis.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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