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Welwitschia: Phylogeography of a living fossil, diversified within a desert refuge.

Scientific reports - 27 Jan 2021

Jürgens Norbert, Oncken Imke, Oldeland Jens, Gunter Felicitas, Rudolph Barbara

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Welwitschia mirabilis is one of the most extraordinary plant species on earth. With a fossil record of 112 My and phylogenetically isolated within the order Gnetales, the monotypic genus Welwitschia has survived only in the northern Namib Desert in Angola and Namibia. Despite its iconic role, the biogeography, ecological niche, and evolutionary history of the species remain poorly understood. Here we present the...

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PMID: 33504814
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81150-6
PMCID: PMC7840819

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