Welwitschia
| Welwitschia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Dangi | Welwitschiaceae (en)  |
| Genus | Welwitschia (en)
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| jinsi | Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f., 1862
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| Geographic distribution | |
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Welwitschia ko Welwitschia mirabilis an san shi da ɗayan tsoffin tsirrai masu rai. Ana iya kiransa "burbushin rayuwa". Mafi yawa ana samun shuka a cikin hamada na Namibia. Wasu daga cikin waɗannan tsirrai na iya wuce shekaru 5000. Wannan zai sa su zama tsoffin abubuwa masu rai a Duniya.
An sanya mata suna bayan mai binciken, Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch. Ana kiran shuka a cikin gida "dogon abu mai gashi". Tsarinsa ya ƙunshi ɗan gajeren itace, itace, mai siffa-kaɗa, kuma bai wuce ganye biyu ba, waɗanda suke da tsayi ƙwarai, (mita biyu ko uku) kuma suna rushewa a ƙarshen.