| Common Names - | Synonyms - |
| Authority - Caruel | Total Number of genera - 1 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Gymnosperm | Total Number of species - 1 |
| Plant forms - Perrenial | |
| World Distribution - S.W. Africa | |
| Comments - They are very long-lived, living 1000 years or more. Some individuals may be more than 2000 years old. Perennial with short stem & taproot. Welwitschia grows from a short, thick, woody trunk | |
| 1 - Welwitschia. |