Welwitschia mirabilis

Summary

Welwitschia mirabilis is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,713 views/month, #1,102 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Welwitschia mirabilis's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Friedrich Welwitsch is named after Welwitschia mirabilis^[5].
• Welwitschia mirabilis belongs to the parent taxon Welwitschia^[6].
• Welwitschia mirabilis's scientific name is Welwitschia mirabilis^[7].
• Welwitschia mirabilis's Commons category is recorded as Welwitschia mirabilis^[8].
• Welwitschia mirabilis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Welwitschia mirabilis^[9].
• Welwitschia mirabilis's Commons gallery is recorded as Welwitschia mirabilis^[10].
• Welwitschia mirabilis's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[11].
• Welwitschia mirabilis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• Welwitschia mirabilis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Welwitschia mirabilis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Welwitschia mirabilis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=42013^[15].
• Welwitschia mirabilis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'W. mirabilis'}^[16].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Tweeblad-kan nie dood'}^[17].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Велвичия'}^[18].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Welwítsquia'}^[19].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'welwitschie podivná'}^[20].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Welwitschie'}^[21].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Ikilehti'}^[22].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'ולויטשיה'}^[23].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Prawa welwićija'}^[24].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Velvícsia'}^[25].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ウェルウィッチア'}^[26].
• Welwitschia mirabilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ka', 'text': 'ველვიჩია'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Welwitschia mirabilis is Welwitschia mirabilis^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Welwitschia^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Tweeblad-kan nie dood'}^[17], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Велвичия'}^[18], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Welwítsquia'}^[19], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'welwitschie podivná'}^[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Welwitschie'}^[21], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Ikilehti'}^[22].

Discovery and Description

Friedrich Welwitsch is named after Welwitschia mirabilis^[5]. Things named for it include Order of the Welwitschia^[28], an order^[29], in Namibia^[30], founded in 1995^[31].

Identifiers

Welwitschia mirabilis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 53821^[32]. Welwitschia mirabilis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3377^[33]. Welwitschia mirabilis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1156352^[34]. Welwitschia mirabilis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5275521^[35]. Welwitschia mirabilis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 18060^[36].

Why It Matters

Welwitschia mirabilis ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,713 views/month, #1,102 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Order of the Welwitschia^[28], an order^[29], in Namibia^[30], founded in 1995^[31].