Welwitschiaceae Markgr. 1926
nomenclatorial act:
subsequent publication
Page:
215
diagnosis:
Ovulate cones: Dense strobili with ca. 50 pairs of decussate bracteoles each subtending a simple cone ('flower'); ovules terminal on simple cone, surrounded by two fused inner bracts and sometimes two transverse outer bracts; seeds with two prominent wings formed by the inner pair (chlamys) of bracts.
systematic position:
Gnetopsida, Gnetales
