The first Welwitschia plant was discovered by Austrian botanist Friedrich Welwitsch (1806-1872) * in 1860 in the Namib desert in the southern part of Angola.
Ekusunguleni nsinya louy wukumeke rosungula hi Mu-Australia Friedrich Welwitsch (1806-1872) hi 1860 e mananga ya Namib e dzongeni wa Angola.