(Gnetophytes)
Welwitschia is a gnetophyte with a tree habit. The underground trunk generates strap-like leaves that grow continuously from the base, and which can reach more than 4m in length. Male and female cones develop on separate plants; it is insect pollinated. Individual plants can live for several centuries.
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